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Youtube/Google is evil, time to fight back

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DiTBho:
Hence, alternative[]={ LBRY, Rumble, Odysee, Locals, Telegraph }.
I will study them, I have never used them, thanks for the list  :D

John B:
I like odysee, but I find the bandwidth to be limited, so I have to download each video to watch them smoothly. Conveniently odysee has a function for that unlike youtube which views downloading videos as against their ad business model.

Rumble has very fast servers and is smoother than odysee for browsing/streaming vids, making it a good option for watching podcasts and long form vids.

NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: John B on April 23, 2022, 11:58:52 pm ---I like odysee, but I find the bandwidth to be limited, so I have to download each video to watch them smoothly. Conveniently odysee has a function for that unlike youtube which views downloading videos as against their ad business model.

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That can really be improved if there's a system to allow anyone to set up a "cache node" and get rewarded for it. The "I have more bandwidth than I actually use" problem has to be very common, "it would be nice if I could use it to help the creators I like."

Bud:

--- Quote from: HobGoblyn on April 23, 2022, 10:47:11 pm ---Sure on my tablet or PC I could use some form of Adblock and not have premium, but I can’t do that when I watch YouTube on the TV, whether I’m using Skys app or the TV app.

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If your TV can install APK packages, you could get Smart Tube for Android TV. This is a godsend TV app for watching youtube not only ad-free but also can skip intros and do other stuff.
My TV is fairly old so what I did i got an Amazon Fire stick and installed Smart Tube on it. The other benefit of the Fire stick  it is lightning fast compare to the native TV app. I watch Youtube from the comfort of my reclining chair on a big screen ad-free.  :-+

MrMobodies:

--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on April 23, 2022, 04:45:55 pm ---Here's a list of what to do:

* Don't get Youtube Premium (cancel it if you have it), use an adblocker and give directly to the creators.
* Use Make Internet Noise or similar to waste Google's resources as a protest, use in conjunction with an adblocker. It would also make their data collection less useful although it works best if you minimize the data you're giving them in the first place.

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Download Youtube content with Firefox too, (I know some extensions) where you don't see the ads and that'll suffocate them a bit.


Looks like they won't be going anytime soon.
Sometimes they too useful but hopefully other search engines will catch up.
Not only are they afloat in everything and everywhere they seem too powerful.

Maybe one day Thunderf00t will come along and bust it if that happens to be over inflated.

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