08-27-2018, 02:31 AM
Usually depends on whether or not the video has focus, meaning it's the last element clicked. Youtube, however, appears to have recently changed their JS to override regular shortcuts in favor of always applying them to videos, focused or not. It isn't the browser's fault though.
When Google/Youtube unilaterally decide what standards they want to ignore or redefine, it typically doesn't take long for other sites to do the same. Most users probably prefer it, because if we know one thing, it's that Google has plenty of analytics for all decisions like this. You could always make a userscript to override their override.
When Google/Youtube unilaterally decide what standards they want to ignore or redefine, it typically doesn't take long for other sites to do the same. Most users probably prefer it, because if we know one thing, it's that Google has plenty of analytics for all decisions like this. You could always make a userscript to override their override.