Comment on It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware.

• TigrisMorte@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Where as,
  youtube = googlie
  google lens = googlie
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  telegram via web requires chromium api, so = googlie

  Hmm, proprietary things that are totally under the control of the corpo in question run slower or not at all on the corpo's competitor's browser. I wonder if that isn't exactly what avoid a monoculture is all about preventing?

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• themachine@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ah yes, google nerfing its own services under another browser for its own gain definitely isn’t the issue here.

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• DePietPiraat@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can use a different frontend for YouTube. You’ve got Freetube for pc, Yattee for MacOS and iOS and piped on any platform. These solutions also protect your privacy and block ads.

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  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If only they actually worked. Never understand how they get recommended constantly and yet repeatedly I try to use them and they don’t work.

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    • DePietPiraat@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m using Freetube on Windows, it works like a charm. Feel free to dm me if you need help.

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      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Is that one a desktop app? I primarily use pop_OS and would prefer a web solution. I’ve tried piped, invidious, peertube, and libretube iirc

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  • Wannade@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My problem with these is that the quality is always bad. Usually 720p max and only H.264 instead of VP9. YouTube quality is already bad enough as it is and nerfing it even more feels awful.

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• w2tpmf@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s because YouTube detects the browser you are using, and slows it down for browsers that aren’t their own.

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  • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Would changing the user_agent be helpful here?

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    • w2tpmf@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve seen mixed reviews on whether or not that’s effective.

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• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  and the quick image search feature using google lens is not present

  There’s an addon that not only adds that back into the right click menu but also adds support for other image searching services!

  Its called “search by image” and it works very well ime

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• rottingleaf@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You use TG in a browser?

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