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PSA To people watching YouTube with AdBlockers (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by rush@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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You might have noticed that even on Firefox (depending on your lists) YouTube may detect uBlock Origin on Firefox now

There's already a workaround (found, again, here), but I figured I would use this opportunity to tell people that projects like Piped and Invidious exist, which both allow you to watch YouTube without loading their ads, with improved Privacy and (in the case of Piped) even Geoblocking-Circumvention and SponsorBlock out of the box.

They're both great tools, and using something like LibRedirect you can even automatically go to Piped or Invidious when clicking/opening a YouTube link (and more).

Both don't load ads, but unless changed in the settings Individous may still make connections to Google/YouTube to load the video(s) themselves.

Bit of a shameless plug for these projects, but I figured this is a really good time to show these projects as I often see people asking what they are in threads on here

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[–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

YouTube is insanely large in size and scope but…

The key is just a platform that actually pays creators.

Nebula is one I expect to succeed for its niche.

Something like Floatplane with direct subscriptions is an option too.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah haven't thought of that, but they aren't really YouTube alternatives. You don't use them instead of YouTube, but as an addition.

[–] euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

there is odysee and peertube that I know are direct alternatives, the only thing is every competitor has the same problem of becoming an alt right echo chamber

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They aren't as good as YouTube though and that's the problem. YouTube isn't great. It's just the best platform like this that we have.

[–] euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

youtube... "good?"..??? odysee is actually pretty good besides the right wing stuff

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You've never uploaded a video to YouTube have you? Their creator tools are actually incredible and their stats are a good way to tune their videos. Of course you shouldn't completely rely on them.

Also it isn't just the content. I rather use YouTube over Odysse, even if it's the same content. It's such a better experience, especially on mobile. Odysee is on the level YouTube was 10 years ago.

Also making a free video streaming site isn't really profitable. I don't know if YouTube still isn't profitable, but I've read reports from 2015 that it still wasn't profitable.

It makes sense that they now try to push things that make them money. They wouldn't push ads so hard if they weren't desperate.

[–] euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

never cared about any of it, only talking about the viewing experience anyway

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But most people aren't you.

[–] euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

most people aren't uploading videos and even using those special tools, most people are watching

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most people want a great discovering experience and viewing experience and a good looking and smooth UI.

Odysee feels laggy as hell.