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Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

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Turns out any site that allows users to submit and retrieve data can be abused in the same way: - FacebookDrive: "Store files as base64 facebook posts" - TwitterDrive: "Store files as base64 tweets" - SoundCloudDrive: "Store files as mp3 audio" - WikipediaDrive: "Store files in wikipedia article histories"

I made a tool that lets you store files anywhere you can store a URL: https://podje.li/

Is there an import URLs button? Otherwise, how does one reassemble the original?

Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

#92

Seems like a great way to get your account closed for abuse!

You'd be surprised how much YouTube lets you upload. I've been uploading 2-3 hours of content a day every day for the past few years. On the same account too. I have fewer than 10 subscribers lol.

How MUCH - yes - as long as it's videos, and it's not violating copyright, you're probably not violating any Terms of Service.

But I guarantee there is some clause in the ToS that this project violates.

Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

#93
post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I made a tool that lets you store files anywhere you can store a URL: https://podje.li/

Is there an import URLs button? Otherwise, how does one reassemble the original?

Click them, it's really for things that fit into one or two urls like small text files. I've used it for config files that were getting formatted incorrectly over corporate email that ate it as a attachment.

Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

#94
post #18

How much data can you store if you embedded a picture-in-picture file over a 10 minute video? I could totally see content creators who do tutorials embedding project files in this way.

“hope you enjoyed this video. btw, the source code used in this tutorial is encoded in the video.”

Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

#95
post #63
post #26

Turns out any site that allows users to submit and retrieve data can be abused in the same way: - FacebookDrive: "Store files as base64 facebook posts" - TwitterDrive: "Store files as base64 tweets" - SoundCloudDrive: "Store files as mp3 audio" - WikipediaDrive: "Store files in wikipedia article histories"

Back in the day when @gmail was famous for their massive free storage for email, ppl wrote scripts to chunk large files and store them as email attachments.

I used this as a backup target for the longest time. Simply split the backup file into 10 MB chunks and send as mails to a gmail account. Encrypted so no privacy problems. Rock solid for years.

And as it was just storing emails it was even using gmail for it's intended purpose so no TOS problems..

Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

#96
post #2

Could youtube-dlp and YouTube Vanced now be hosted on.. YouTube? I wonder how long it'd take for Google to crack down on the system abuse. Is it really abuse if the videos are viewable / playable? Presumably the ToS either already forbids covert channel encoding or soon will.

Probably breaks TOS under video spam

yeah wonder how long until the ban, also bans all of your descendants for 10 generations?

Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

#98
post #26

Turns out any site that allows users to submit and retrieve data can be abused in the same way: - FacebookDrive: "Store files as base64 facebook posts" - TwitterDrive: "Store files as base64 tweets" - SoundCloudDrive: "Store files as mp3 audio" - WikipediaDrive: "Store files in wikipedia article histories"

also Telegram

Re: YouTubeDrive: Store files as YouTube videos

#99

Imagine a free cloud storage, but you need to watch an ad every time you download a file.

I read that you did not download shady files from the interwebs when that was a thing sane people actually did?

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