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Also, checkout NewPipe with built in SponsorBlock functionality: https://github.com/polymorphicshade/NewPipe
There is also LibreTube that comes with SponsorBlock https://libretube.dev/
For iOS users, check out “yattee” for a similar setup
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Just block YouTube, your kids will find other things to do. If you find a good video then watch it with them on your device
Feels like an opportunity lost. I want them to explore on their own, including online content. I just want the topics for videos to be more diverse.
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I'm watching fine on Firefox with uBlock Origin. I mean, I don't get ads. What else am I missing by not using NewPipe (I don't care about downloading videos).
The parent wrote > You can also subscribe to channels from it without a YouTube account. This means that losing your Google account does not mean losing your playlist. Big tech accounts can be surprisingly fragile.
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It's the old problem of I don't care about anything that you advertised to me, don't care about most of the content that is eating your budget and simply won't stand for being called a criminal after being the reason you are a thing in the first place. You're trying to get my money, I'm trying to get your content. We both cheat. That's always been the game.
So if a store is trying to sell products, and you try to steal them, you are both cheating?
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Yeah this is the best version. I liked newpipe but their attitude to sponsorblock is tiring. But I moved to libretube now. Newpipe kept throwing up errors when I jumped around a video.
> I liked newpipe but their attitude to sponsorblock is tiring. What do they mean? They dont even want to provide it as an option?
It’s surprising how many people in the comments don’t want adverts, don’t want sponsorship AND don’t want to pay anything for content.
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iirc it loads the page as if it were a browser, then scrapes and downloads the video.
What prevents YouTube from sending ad and the actual video in a single video download/stream?
I can't find a source which has all the financial figures for YouTube, but YouTube had a gross revenue of 29 bn USD in 2022. Alphabet had 55 bn USD in net income in 2022 of which how much was YouTube's share in the net income is unknown (or at least I couldn't find it). Let's use some assumptions to get to a number. 1. Let's assume that out of the 29 bn USD revenue that YouTube brings in 55% is shared with creators.…
I wonder if a torrent style equivalent for bandwidth sharing for things like YouTube content creators could work. Like you get ads unless you seed enough and then no ads when you consume. I think it'd only work as a near seamless ui experience and not actually using torrents or any extra setup or complications. Probably branded a bit differently.
It’s surprising how many people in the comments don’t want adverts, don’t want sponsorship AND don’t want to pay anything for content.
Bit of context: grew up in Sudan, with embargo and us sanction (also Cuba and Iran and lately Syria), there was not even a possibility to pay for these subscriptions, torrent and modded apps were the viable options (also economical factors).
Another benefits to that: while I was in Sudan, I didn't even have to use so many ad blocks, major ads providers (Google and fb) blocked Sudan and that was absolutely great!
I don't mind paying to services, but it should definitely factor in economical status per each country