YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers

3 years ago by DeadNinja to c/privacyguides

Turn off the ad blocker or you’ll be cut off after three videos.
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Greyhost 16 points 3 years ago

Lemmy youtube when?

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Ren_Rosemary 11 points 3 years ago

Right now the #1 alternative is Odysee. While Odysee itself is a centralized company its just as open sourced front end for the decentralized LBRY block chain.

As of now Odysee has far more videos, features, and download speeds then any other YouTube alternative.

If you're interested in supporting an alternative I reccomend downloading the "watch on odysee" extension which redirects YouTube videos that areavailible on Odysee, to Odysee. (Firefox) (Chrome)

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CanOpener 22 points 3 years ago path: 0 693591 700969 701931, hotness: undefined, score: 22, children: 8
BeliefPropagator 6 points 3 years ago

There's PeerTube I guess but all the videos are already on YouTube soo...

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andreluis034 5 points 3 years ago

Considering how big and relevant YouTube is, I don't see it getting replaced by PeerTubr. The alternative at the moment are apps like ViewTube which is a custom front-end for YouTube that removes all the ads and tracking

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Bazzatron 3 points 3 years ago

Have we got any reps from ReVanced over here yet? It's not a federated or decentralised approach, but it at least removes the layer of scum enveloping YouTube.

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HughJanus 1 point 3 years ago
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