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minus-squarevala@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoSample size one but I’m on Fedora with Firefox and uBlock. Not seeing any issues yet.
minus-squareTurret3857@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI’m on Android w/ PipePipe & GrayJay and have been experiencing issues with videos loading a little then buffering for like 5 minutes
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoSame setup, same results. I do intentionally keep the resolution low though.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoSame with Piped. Pinchflat downloads it so even if it were throttled when it fetches, it will play at local speeds
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoSame on FireDragon with Garuda.
Sample size one but I’m on Fedora with Firefox and uBlock. Not seeing any issues yet.
I’m on Android w/ PipePipe & GrayJay and have been experiencing issues with videos loading a little then buffering for like 5 minutes
Same, using CleanTube.
Same setup, same results. I do intentionally keep the resolution low though.
Same with Piped. Pinchflat downloads it so even if it were throttled when it fetches, it will play at local speeds
Same on FireDragon with Garuda.