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What is your private way of watching YouTube videos when Invidious or Piped are not working? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Many YT privacy frontends are down it seems. YouTube is cracking down on these servers fast. Both Invidious and Piped services are not working now.

So how are you watching videos now? Just plain youtube[dot]com with unblock and VPN?

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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I host my own invidious

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why? That basically means they track you the same, but with lots if extra steps.

    Unless you use a VPN and then you're back to the same problem again.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I am not the full expert on the subject, but I assume the profiling is to a lesser extent. For one you don’t browse within a Google account.

    I also like the slimmed down UI and subscription management of invidious compared to yt.

    And don’t forget no ads and sponsorblock. Although some add ons like vinegar for safari get you pretty close to uninterrupted viewing.

    All said, probably not the best in regards to pure privacy.

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