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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If that’s real, I’m pretty sure the EU will have something to say about that, as well as the FCC. That’s a flagrant violation of net neutrality.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

They just slightly increase their budget for legal fines....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Along with the FTC and DOJ (one can hope)

[–] Squizzy 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What's the FCC going to say?

"Which Barrell would you like us to bend over?"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Well Ajit “fuck ajit pai” Pai is gone, so the FCC is actually trying to do its job again

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

YouTube slowly trying to push me off their platform.

I will quit YouTube before watching ads.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

quick, question. Would you be willing to pay for a "premium" video hosting website? I'm not doing s study I'm just curious. Caz I think paying isn't the problem it's yt, We know very well that it can survive with moderate ads, but what about a payed platform that has no ads and doesn't sell your data?

[–] SpermGoobler 6 points 10 months ago

Shoutout to nebula. Depending on how much content you consume it might not be enough for you, but it's cool to have an independent platform doing stuff.

[–] afunkysongaday 14 points 10 months ago

Nice try reddit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

I fuckin knew it! I could've sworn this was happening. I would switch to brave to watch something and would be able to no problem. Fuckin bastards.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Huh. I had noticed that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If Youtube isn’t allowed to check my browser if I use ublock origin. Is it allowed to check what browser I use and restrict curtain things?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

The team at the ublock origin sub have found a filter for ublock that disables it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17tm9rp/comment/k9i62zu/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Using Firefox, I have always had User agent switcher handy. It's a huge shame but it stops from this kind of stupid shit from happening.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the reddit link is trying to force me to log in. Has reddit changed its policies again?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I had noticed too. Although I mostly use FreeTube by now I am a tab hoarder and if I open a YouTube tab with a video in Firefox it does take a few seconds until the page is displayed correctly after the tab has finished loading.