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YouTube: Google has found a way to break Invidious (chipp.in)

submitted 8 months ago by redcalcium@lemmy.institute to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 46 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

Google is going to keep finding ways to break these front-ends as they search for ways other than ads to monetize their services. I fully expect they will eventually lockout the public API so only the official app can use it in that quest as well. In my opinion the front-ends are just a bandaid and the real solution is something other than YouTube completely, if that is even possible at this point.

All of the front-end solutions are telling Google is that people want that content and they will come to YouTube for it one way or the other, Google just needs to figure out how to force people down the workflow that gets them the most money.

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Invidious does not rely on the api, its a scraper

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Wasn’t talking about Invidious with that bit of my comment as I am aware they don’t use the api. I meant for things that do use the api.

[–] Robaque@feddit.it 10 points 8 months ago

Peertube?

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

The only actual solution is switching to open/public infrastructures.

Nothing else is an actual solution.

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That would be a really fast way for me to stop spending any of my time on youtube I guess.

[–] jamyang@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

They'd be doing me a huge favor if they go aheadwith this plan.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

It does seem like they moved their focus away from ublockO to focus on the front ends, though. While I can’t use invidious, I can use regular ol’ YT with UblockO activated and I’m not constantly having to fight and wait for an update.

I think it’s funny those pricks are fighting a multi front battle that they’re clearly losing lol