Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. - eviltoast
Posted in r/youtube by u/vk6_ • 2,933 points and 264 comments
    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      You can change your user agent string, the text your browser uses to tell the web site you’re looking at what browser it is, either via your F12 developer tools menu or via an extension.

    • scholar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      The most convenient way is with a browser extension that changes your user agent. You can also change it in the developer options of most browsers.