DeGoogle Yourself

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A community for those that would like to get away from Google.

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Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. (old.reddit.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It probably would help, as Google couldn’t connect their advertising services that easily with YouTube, and both parties would have to be more independent.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Youtube is a money pit. If it had to split from Google, they will need to up monitization pronto or shut down. While I do want Google broken like Bane cracking Batman, there will be casualities. Too many parts of our internet infrastructure exist via subsidization and we use them like utilities. It is going to be messy out there if the FTC succeeds.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If your company need to do illegal shit to exist, your company needs to stop existing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Agreed. I feel the same way about youtube going as Reddit did. For some of us, it is just a fun thing. Some people need it because it is their best access to knowledge. I worry for those who need it.