YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
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Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#2How do they plan on doing this exactly? NewPipe only parses the website and yt-dlp pretends to be Android/iOS. They can't break these in a way that wouldn't be fixable. yt-dlp already ignores the "not available on this app" video ID bait-and-switch trick.
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#3This is all very fixable for Google: stop streaming video for free to clients that don’t have subscriptions.
Otherwise, if you send the content to my device for free, it is my right decide which parts to watch and which parts to skip.
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#4This is all very fixable for Google: stop streaming video for free to clients that don’t have subscriptions. Otherwise, if you send the content to my device for free, it is my right decide which parts to watch and which parts to skip.
It is your right and I think courts in most countries agree.
The legality of publishing (and profiting from) ad-blocking software and what companies are allowed to do in order to interfere with ad-blocking is less clear.
But one thing for sure, while ad-blocking is your right, companies certainly don't have to make it easy.
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#5What frustrates me is that the user experience with YouTube premium is still worse than with NewPipe.
I have YouTube Premium and I still have NewPipe installed because I don't always want the one-off videos I watch to affect my suggestions.
Also NewPipe has the ability to group the channels I watch.
The YouTube app defaults to auto-play on, and even after turning it off, sometimes it'll turn back on.
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#6What frustrates me is that the user experience with YouTube premium is still worse than with NewPipe. I have YouTube Premium and I still have NewPipe installed because I don't always want the one-off videos I watch to affect my suggestions. Also NewPipe has the ability to group the channels I watch. The YouTube app defaults to auto-play on, and even after turning it off, sometimes it'll turn back on.
I just delete things from watch history if I don't want it recommended. I haven't had auto play turned on for a very long time.
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#7This is all very fixable for Google: stop streaming video for free to clients that don’t have subscriptions. Otherwise, if you send the content to my device for free, it is my right decide which parts to watch and which parts to skip.
Once again, per Jamie Kellner, your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots, otherwise you're stealing programming.
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#8How do they plan on doing this exactly? NewPipe only parses the website and yt-dlp pretends to be Android/iOS. They can't break these in a way that wouldn't be fixable. yt-dlp already ignores the "not available on this app" video ID bait-and-switch trick.
They aren't going after the app but the user:
"rather than going after the projects, Google says it's going to start disrupting users who are using these apps. The post writes, "Viewers who are using these third-party apps may experience buffering issues or see the error 'The following content is not available on this app' when trying to watch a video." "
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#9How do they plan on doing this exactly? NewPipe only parses the website and yt-dlp pretends to be Android/iOS. They can't break these in a way that wouldn't be fixable. yt-dlp already ignores the "not available on this app" video ID bait-and-switch trick.
They can detect whatever spoofing these apps use and fuck with you if they do detect it.
Re: YouTube to start blocking third-party apps that don't show ads
#10This is all very fixable for Google: stop streaming video for free to clients that don’t have subscriptions. Otherwise, if you send the content to my device for free, it is my right decide which parts to watch and which parts to skip.
Once again, per Jamie Kellner, your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots, otherwise you're stealing programming.
I wonder how many people would have accepted the industry making it impossible to change channels during "spots" while watching TV a few decades ago