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Suggestion for an invidious alternative (lemmy.eco.br)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, I had an idea for an Invidious alternative that would be pretty difficult for YouTube to block. Basically, YouTube can block instances because it is really easy to detect which IP is making a lot of requests. But what if everyone using Invidious were an instance? Like, if one person wants to watch a video, they would get it from a random person using this software. I don't really know how it would be done—if it would be something like torrents, which have a direct connection, or if it would go through some server in the middle. This is just a suggestion; I don't really know how I would implement it. But if it can be done and someone wants to do it, it would be great.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I use FreeTube, but it also depends on Invidious instances. If YT blocks the instance also Freetube wouldn't work, it show the Thumbnail, but on't play the Video.. My workarround is using the SMplayer as extern player, which almost works, when FreeTube can't.

But I think sooner or later there are not longer YT Front-ends, because Google kill them all, the only thing is to use an YT alternative, instead of an Front-end. The only which I know which can be an alternative in the future is Odysee, it depends on the creators which want to monetize their work, without all the Google crap, clickbaits, trackers and ads. Odysee permits to monetize in a more fair and clean way.

Until now is watching YT with a good adblocker, watch Videos embedded or search the Video with Andisearch y watch it there sandboxed in the search results.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You don't need an Invidious instance to back FreeTube. You can set it to local mode to just talk to YouTube from your IP, or to operate through a proxy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

I know, but it don't change that the time of watching YT without tricks, disinfectant and gum gloves has gone. It needs alternatives for the same reason we use Lemmy or Mastoon instead of Fakebook, X, Reddit....