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Time for yet another one of Google's shenanigans!

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#youtube #firefox

So, Google Wants Firefox Users to Have a Poor YouTube Experience?

YouTube loads up slower on Firefox, just because Google wants it to or not?

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Nov 21, 2023 at 12:00pmMissingLettr
Show threadrevkarol Nov 21, 2023
@itsfoss I hope Mozilla make a workaround for this. Looking forward to the day that AdBlock only works in Firefox and everyone switches.
Show threadGokul DasNov 21, 2023

@revkarol @itsfoss There is already a workaround - spoof the user-agent string to imitate chrome. Do it manually or use a plugin like chameleon to do it for you.

Meanwhile, I'm not so confident about everyone else. They're likely to blame Firefox for the poor performance with Youtube, switch to Chrome and tolerate the ads or pay up. History indicates that dirty tricks like this are effective on general public: https://www.zdnet.com/article/former-mozilla-exec-google-has-sabotaged-firefox-for-years/

Former Mozilla exec: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years

Former and current Mozilla engineers are reaching their boiling points.

ZDNET
Show threadcameronbosch Nov 21, 2023

@itsfoss I'm not a Firefox user and have zero plans to use it again.

That being said, this is monopolistic and governments need to investigate this for anticompetitive behavior.