@haxorMB to Hacker NewsEnglish • 8 months agoYouTube artificially slows down video load times when using Firefoxold.reddit.commessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down19file-text
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minus-square@Vendul@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-28 months agoIf 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?
minus-square@MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoI’m not an expert in such things but I believe ublock origin only filters what comes through to your browser. It doesn’t do anything to stop your browser from sending a correct user agent.
minus-square@Aria@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoYes, user agents are legal. You send YouTube your user agent, it’s not mandatory.
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?
I’m not an expert in such things but I believe ublock origin only filters what comes through to your browser. It doesn’t do anything to stop your browser from sending a correct user agent.
Yes, user agents are legal. You send YouTube your user agent, it’s not mandatory.