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JPAKx4 ,

Reminder for everyone to use a user-agent spoofing extension to make their Firefox appear to be chrome/another browser to Google

michael_palmer ,

Just add flag in about:config page

Sterile_Technique ,
@Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world avatar

Any you recommend? I tried this during during the first round of YouTube fuckiness on Firefox, and it didn't seem to make a difference.

I'm also probably the least techy person on Lemmy, so chances are high that I fucked something up.

JPAKx4 ,

I personally use Chameleon on Firefox. Alternativly, you may find luck using a web client such as piped.

InternetUser2012 ,

When it all goes down, there's always the option of just downloading what you want to watch and watch it in your favorite media player. That's what I do on my phone since I refuse to watch ads and they make everything buffer. Hit the dl button and in under a minute i have the video downloaded in hd.

oce ,
@oce@jlai.lu avatar

It seems Netflix is able to detect that spoofing, and sends this error when trying to play videos, "Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again later.". I had to disable my add-ons one by one to identify that it was User Agent Switcher causing it.

Sestren ,

Simple solution is to not pay Netflix and just pirate their content. They go out of their way to make the experience worse for paying customers on a regular basis. Sonarr+Jellyfin on an old computer with no video card and you've got a better Netflix where your content doesn't just magically disappear or fail to play on some devices.

brbposting ,

This ends with $500/mo Netflix subscriptions. An employee comes to your house and holds a laptop up in front of your couch while looking for hidden cameras camming the show.

Bathroom breaks are allowed, but they’ll pause the show.

outerspace ,

*pause the ads

SeekPie ,

I've been really ahpy with Stremio + Real-Debrid. Yes, it costs money, yes it's worth it (less than 3€/month).

Azzu ,
@Azzu@lemm.ee avatar

Any piracy costing money is also really really likely to be shut down relatively soon, making you need to change your setup.

SeekPie ,

Been using it for 2 years, no issues so far.

mrvictory1 ,

The DRM module tells Netflix you are on Firefox. For Netflix I would use Chrome on Wine tbh, it now supports 1080p w/o extensions. Or maybe Chromium w/ ChromeOS' Widevine module.

oce ,
@oce@jlai.lu avatar

Good point

InternetUser2012 ,

Yuck. Piss on anything chrome related. Just hit the high seas for what you want to watch, it doesn't care what browser or os you're using.

noodlejetski ,

sadly, skewing stats like that gives Google more reason not to support Firefox in the long run.

petrol_sniff_king ,

Well.. yes, but I assume that this specifically was sabotage. Like how Intel products have been throttling amd cpu performance for years.

pineapplelover ,

Absolutely not, I want them to know I'm using Firefox on my Linux computer. I'm doing my best to boost up marketshare.

fine_sandy_bottom ,

what would be the benefit of that?

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