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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Invidious (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Its very funny to me that I only learned about Invidious recently because youtube is trying to take it down. I will never open youtube ever again. Ive been using addblock/tracking blockers for a decade at this point but now I don't even have to look at their shitty website with its ever degrading interface.

You can't stop the signal. Fuck you Google.

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[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I truly don't know what they think is going to happen. Its an open source, endlessly clonable piece of software. They killed Youtube Vanced and within a week Revanced popped up.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm assuming Google is trying to use fear tactics as the API doesn't come into play. If they require a Google account for YouTube access, then Invidious would be in trouble for sure. But this would also cut into the view count and it's tougher to sell ad's with less views.

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Forcing a google account would be wild but apparently Reddit is blocking access to the site on mobile so I wouldn't be that surprised. Then again, how greedy can these companies be. Google already has chrome which most people use and harvests all your fuckin data. Just leave the like 3% of us alone.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I've learned to never rule anything out for Corps when money is involved, but you're soo correct. They are capitalizing on a vast majority of internet usage, hopefully that hasn't made em hungry for the last few more tech literate folks online.