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YouTube is blaming that Firefox delay people been talking about on adblockers. (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by rob299@bookwormstory.social to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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This delay isn't exclusive to Firefox, it's in any browser where a user has enabled adblockers including in Chrome. Disable the adblocker and this delay magically go away. This was done on purpose.

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[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Okay? But when my Firefox uses Chrome's useragent string, the delay also disappears.

[–] arrowMace@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would guess that Google uses a randomised rollout system to make changes affect a tiny % of users while they test it (common in big software companies). Changing your useragent might make you appear as a different client that's not affected (yet). Source: I work in software and can guess.

[–] Cicraft@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Wouldn't it be easier to start with their own browser?