Comment on Google has been blocking many tools/IP ranges that try to synchronize with YouTube
VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 2 days agoInvidious and YouTube piped (and LibreTube) by default load the videos server-side, as opposed to GrayJay, NewPipe or Smarttube.
It has advantages (mostly that your IP address is not shared with YouTube, and it allows users from countries where YouTube is blocked to still access it) and inconvenients (much harder to keep up when YouTube actively seeks to block them).
RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Invidious shares your IP with google, it does not act as a proxy
Petter1@lemm.ee 2 days ago
I guess this reply lost its “by default” part on the way 🤔
VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
I’m pretty confident that you are wrong.
RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
docs.invidious.io/faq/#q-what-data-is-shared-with…
VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
That’s interesting. I assume this only applies to the mobile client. On the web, it would not be possible. You can verify by looking at the outgoing network requests on this random video for example: invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=qKMcKQCQxxI