The thing is, their anti-adblocking measures are still less unpleasant than actually watching ads.
Comment on Google is intentionally throttling YouTube videos, slowing down users with ad blockers
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah they are, I noticed it get really, really bad this week. It’s an awful experience. But they’ll leave my browser before my adblocker does.
zurohki@aussie.zone 1 month ago
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
just use invidious instead
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
This is also a good beginner way to learn about self hosting in docker.
Freetube can make a great backup for when google inevitably breaks something.
And for thise videos you really cant miss there is always yt-dlp scripted to download a channels latests video on a schedule straight to jellyfin of course.
I have not visited the youtube website in more then a year.
Carrot@lemmy.today 1 month ago
It’s not perfect, but I use grayjay. They have an android app and a desktop client, and are usually pretty quick to make updates that will sidestep Google’s anti-adblocking measures (within 1-2 days.) Again, not perfect, but I don’t mind a slightly worse experience to avoid having to see an ad. Plus it has sponsor block support built right in
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This doesn’t seem very straightforward…
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
it’s like lemmy: you choose an instance, make an account, import your subscriptions from YouTube and done. you can watch all channels from there
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Sadly, most of the instances seem to be completely nonfunctional. Nadeko.net seemed to be the only one working for months.
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ok, so there are hosted instances? At face value this looks like you need to self host. Which I am more than capable of both in terms of equipment and experience. I just don’t want to go that far to watch youtube. Thanks for explaining.
Psythik@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Same. When I opened the Stats for Nerds pop-up, I noticed that I was being throttled to 1500kbps. Anything above 720p was unplayable this week.
But apparently the Ublock Origin devs yet again figured out another workaround, because streaming speeds are back to normal for me as of yesterday.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
100%. Half the time I get blocked due to VPN or whatever I just close the tab and go with my life. The rest of the time I try all known workarounds. If those fail, I just go with my life.
My hatred for monopolisation and enshittification is stronger than my desire to watch content on any platform.
generallynonsensical@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
So say we all.
timetraveller@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So say we all.
Trihilis@ani.social 1 month ago
Lol, this is exactly why I use Lemmy. Sure there might be less engagement than reddit. But I’d rather gargle a bucket of diarrhea than go back to that shitty place.
LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Amen.