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Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by WheatMillington »

dsalfdslfdsa wrote: post #10
robotnikman wrote: post #5

I use individious because the current youtube frontend is bloated and slow on firefox. Maybe they should focus on improving their frontend instead of blocking frontends that other people prefer.

>Maybe they should focus on improving their frontend They have. Do you know how many ads they can stuff into people's faces now? Youtube is unbearable without ablock. If there are people who are able to watch it like that, then it shows just how long you can boil the proverbial frog.

Youtube premium is insanely good value for money if you're at all a regular Youtube user. And content creators get paid significantly more for Premium views than ad supported views.

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by Modified3019 »

Filligree wrote: post #48
shepherdjerred wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used YT premium until I realized I was still getting ads from the videos themselves.

Install sponsorblock, that’ll take care of that.

Likewise, Dearrow is also a must have to kill the horrible clickbait YouTube incentivizes.

https://sponsor.ajay.app/

https://dearrow.ajay.app/

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by WheatMillington »

holoduke wrote: post #18

One day all your online accounts could be blocked with the message: Your account is blocked. This helps protecting the community. In my case this kinda happened with most social networks on which my accounts are suspended. Yes my opinion is not default. But thats the issue.

If you're finding yourself blocked amoungst MOST social networks, you might consider your tone and language. You've got to be posting pretty vile stuff to get banned from most social networks.

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by izacus »

Anarch157a wrote: post #26
izacus wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does it strip ads?

Yes, and it supports Sponsor Block, to skip promotions built into the videos, like those annoying VPN sponsorships.

Well that explains it doesn't it?

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by crtasm »

dotps1 wrote: post #51
crtasm wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

NewPipe still working so far.

FYI - you can't be sure which side of the A/B test you are on.

I had interpreted the news as affecting all users of the other tools. Now found https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/11139 with very few comments so I don't get the impression it's affecting many NewPipe users at present.

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by philipwhiuk »

WheatMillington wrote: post #63
holoduke wrote: post #18

One day all your online accounts could be blocked with the message: Your account is blocked. This helps protecting the community. In my case this kinda happened with most social networks on which my accounts are suspended. Yes my opinion is not default. But thats the issue.

If you're finding yourself blocked amoungst MOST social networks, you might consider your tone and language. You've got to be posting pretty vile stuff to get banned from most social networks.

I think he's a drug dealer.

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by pmtcc »

popcalc wrote: post #8
robotnikman wrote: post #5

I use individious because the current youtube frontend is bloated and slow on firefox. Maybe they should focus on improving their frontend instead of blocking frontends that other people prefer.

Firefox users represent a very small portion of the user-base. Also it's in their interest to nudge you towards chrome, no? Among minority market-share browsers Safari gets more attention because the users are wealthier -> ad impressions can be sold for more.

Safari users are not necessarily wealthier than Firefox users. Apple skews more mainstream and Firefox skews more techies.

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by shepherdjerred »

Modified3019 wrote: post #62
Filligree wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Install sponsorblock, that’ll take care of that.

Likewise, Dearrow is also a must have to kill the horrible clickbait YouTube incentivizes. https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://dearrow.ajay.app/

Thank you _so_ much for that recommendation. I've been so frustrated that even authors I like have started to create clickbait.

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by byyll »

verdverm wrote: post #47
Marsymars wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

YT premium unfortunately scales very poorly for low usage. I probably average about one youtube video watched per month, so while I'm not opposed to paying something , I am opposed to watching any ads, and I'm not going to pay $13/video.

With the family plan, the cost calculation is very different Blocking ads can be viewed as theft from the creators and many creators do see it this way

> Blocking ads can be viewed as theft from the creators and many creators do see it this way

And nobody should care.

Re: Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"

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Post by verdverm »

byyll wrote: post #69
verdverm wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With the family plan, the cost calculation is very different Blocking ads can be viewed as theft from the creators and many creators do see it this way

> Blocking ads can be viewed as theft from the creators and many creators do see it this way And nobody should care.

Unless it is AI doing the stealing, many people care about their content being consumed by machines but are happy to block ads at the same time
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