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Help to get rid of YouTube (sh.itjust.works)

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

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Hi everyone!

I’ve almost entirely degoogled my life, except for Youtube.

Here are my center of interests and some channels I follow:

Linux: The Linux Experiment, Tech Hut
Basketball: NBA, Andy Hoops, Heat Check, Jonny Arnett, BasketNews
Cars: Throttle House, Everyday Driver, Car and Driver
Console Gaming: GamingBolt, IGN
Tech: Linus Tech Tips, Techquickie

Concerning Linux, it has been easy to find alternatives to YouTube as The Linux Experiment is on PeerTube and I can support him for 1$ a month Through Patreon.

Tech Hut is on Odysee so I could watch his videos here and support him through Buy Me A Coffee or something similar if I wanted to.

I know I could watch everything from the Linus Tech Tips on Floatplane but 5$ a month is a bit too expensive.

Do you have any suggestions about anyone producing similar content to what I’ve described above (Basketball, Console Gaming, Cars and Tech) that I could watch on a YouTube alternative?

I don’t mind paying 1-2$ a month for a channel I enjoy but I can’t pay more for now 😇

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Newpipe is a great and active FOSS Youtube client!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately it has the "Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot" issue like 99% of the clients. That's what I meant in "dead". Also it's not the most privacy-protecting one by far.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I've never had NewPipe present me with a sign in prompt or any bot challenges, that's a very strange scenario to be facing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Not everyone faces it but a lot of people do. That error means that Google noticed you're using a custom client and IP banned you from watching without signing in.

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

Do you use a VPN?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Not often, and usually not while accessing YouTube.