Comment on YouTube is deliberately crippling Firefox on ARM systems

• elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sorry, I’m all for net neutrality, but behavior based on browser usage, while dickish, has nothing to do with it.

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  • Zunon@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yes it does, net neutrality not only has to do with the ISP but also the services. different useragent string should NOT lead to a worse quality of service.

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    • vithigar@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Right, but your service provider has nothing to do with that difference. The fact that the entity you’re contacting on the other end of the connection is providing a degraded experience isn’t an internet service delivery problem.

      Your internet service, which is what net neutrality is concerned with, is distinct from services on the internet. In the same way that your phone service has nothing to do with the quality of service you get from HP’s telephone support line.

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      • ag10n@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The web is based on open standards; that’s what made it universally accessible. How does limiting access based on how you access the web benefit anyone?

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    • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Got any source on that? I’m legitimately asking to learn more about that.

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      • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        “feelings” bro

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    • Natanael@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It doesn’t, that’s FTC / anticompetitive law territory

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  • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hmmm, not sure why people are downvoting… Maybe these days people are using the term “net neutrality” in a broader sense to just mean equitable access, rather than the specific meaning that’s been used in the past to refer to ISP behavior and giving preference based on how much is paid.

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  • KonalaKoala@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well, you might want to look at the Wikipedia article on Net Neutrality to see whether or not you are being schooled on it.

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    • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In that case I’m right. Thanks. I thought my memory was pulling a fast one on me.

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