YouTube slows down video load times when using Firefox

Post by 1905 » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 11:12 PM UTC

timeon wrote: post #213

lifthrasiir wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is not correct. The surrounding code gives some more context: h=document.createElement("video");l=new Blob([new Uint8Array([/* snip */])],{type:"video/webm"}); h.src=lc(Mia(l));h.ontimeupdate=function(){c();a.resolve(0)}; e.appendChild(h);h.classList.add("html5-main-video");setTimeout(function(){e.classList.add("ad-interrupting")},200); setTimeout(function(){c();a.resolve(1)},5E3); return m.return(a.promise)})}…

It is still better to wait 5s without ad than with ad.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 11:17 PM UTC

etoxin wrote: post #439

Using a browser devtools performance profiler could confirm this. I highly doubt there's a 5 second setTimeout in youtube. More likely switching of browser technologies based on user agent.

Post by resolutebat » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 11:28 PM UTC

smoyer wrote: post #442

Debunked by the original author. https://t.co/2lPM2pFtoN https://t.co/O331DcmVBs TLDC: it's related to ad blocker detection and can happen even on Chrome.

Post by mattnewton » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 11:33 PM UTC

resolutebat wrote: post #445

smoyer wrote: post #442

Debunked by the original author. https://t.co/2lPM2pFtoN https://t.co/O331DcmVBs TLDC: it's related to ad blocker detection and can happen even on Chrome.

Would you have a pointer to this debunking?

Post by ForkMeOnTinder » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 11:37 PM UTC

etoxin wrote: post #439

Using a browser devtools performance profiler could confirm this. I highly doubt there's a 5 second setTimeout in youtube. More likely switching of browser technologies based on user agent.

  setTimeout(function() {
      c();
      a.resolve(1)
  }, 5E3);