YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
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Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#2YouTube legal team contacted Invidious developers -
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36250582 (8 days ago, 22 comments)
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#3How long before Chrome changes their license to disallow ad blocking?
Why should users think they own their whole screen, after all? "We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#4How long before Chrome changes their license to disallow ad blocking? Why should users think they own their whole screen, after all? "We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
It would mostly piss off the more techy folks. And maybe speed up development of the various open source browser projects out there. And help get them to sufficient level to be real viable alternatives.
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#5How long before Chrome changes their license to disallow ad blocking? Why should users think they own their whole screen, after all? "We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
It would mostly piss off the more techy folks. And maybe speed up development of the various open source browser projects out there. And help get them to sufficient level to be real viable alternatives.
What, you mean like Firefox?
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#6How long before Chrome changes their license to disallow ad blocking? Why should users think they own their whole screen, after all? "We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
If they want to dig an early grave for chrome, sure, there's always firefox
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#7How long before Chrome changes their license to disallow ad blocking? Why should users think they own their whole screen, after all? "We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
If they want to dig an early grave for chrome, sure, there's always firefox
Chrome on Android does not support extensions at all. It's still the biggest mobile browser. Sure, it will make a lot of technical people mad, but a lot more won't care.
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#8How long before Chrome changes their license to disallow ad blocking? Why should users think they own their whole screen, after all? "We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
>"We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
It's Blipverts all over again
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
It would mostly piss off the more techy folks. And maybe speed up development of the various open source browser projects out there. And help get them to sufficient level to be real viable alternatives.
What, you mean like Firefox?
imo, firefox is considered by G to be "controlled opposition".
Re: YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to Shut Down
#10How long before Chrome changes their license to disallow ad blocking? Why should users think they own their whole screen, after all? "We estimate we can sell up to 80% of the visual field before inducing seizures!"
The moment this happens a big fraction of internet users will switch to an alternative browser