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This works flawlessly at the moment (currently using the same setup). However it's more of a workaround than a solution - Google could break/throttle all of Inv

by Liquix 5y ago

This works flawlessly at the moment (currently using the same setup). However it's more of a workaround than a solution - Google could break/throttle all of Invidious at any point if it drives ad revenue down another couple points, just like they recently did to Vanced. The real solution is the hard one - moving away from YT entirely

14 5y ago
YouTube is getting shittier by the year also. Forcing me to watch an ad that takes 5 seconds to even start then after said ad the video freezes and doesn’t even play requiring a page refresh just to watch something. I’m ready for the alternative to arrive.
- jvolkman 5y ago
  There are no video ads if you pay for YouTube Premium (outside of embedded paid sponsor stuff added by the video producers themselves).
  - mcagl 5y ago
    Or even better: youtube in the browser, with ublock origin + sponsorblock, and Youtube becomes at least less annoying.
judge2020 5y ago
Invidious is different from Vanced in that Vanced was a mod on top of the main YouTube application, while Invidious is just a different frontend with presumably no infringement of YouTube IP or code or TOS. Now, youtube-dl got the infamous copyright complaint by RIAA because they advertised using it to download copyrighted music[0], so perhaps a stronger case could be made if any code within Invidious used more hidden APIs or otherwise shows using it to watch Standard YouTube License videos without fulfilling the quid pro quo of watching ads. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24872911 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24872911
- crtasm 5y ago
  > because they advertised using it to download copyrighted music Their unit tests used some music videos, and only because Youtube's website uses different javascript for such videos. It's a stretch to call that advertising, I don't believe I'd ever read the tests code before the complaint.
fsflover 5y ago
If you search for a solution, not workaround, consider this: https://joinpeertube.org https://joinpeertube.org.
- Ourgon 5y ago
  I host a number of Peertube instances next to Invidious. There is a reason for having both of these: Peertube can not access Youtube-hosted material. Thus, to publish your own material use Peertube, to access Youtube-hosted material use something like Invidious.
bluGill 5y ago
Seems like an anti-trust lawsuit just waiting to happen if they do.
- mywittyname 5y ago
  I don't see anti-trust actions happening in current administration.
  - AniseAbyss 5y ago
    Normally the EU is always up for making life complicated for big tech but we are currently... indisposed.
  - ouid 5y ago
    I thought that there was a rather strongly worded memo to the FTC to enforce anti-trust in july of last year.
toyg 5y ago
> just like they recently did to Vanced What did they do to Vanced? Still works on my phone.
- input_sh 5y ago
  It still works but it's no longer being worked on nor offered for download. Discussed recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30663739 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30663739
- CamelRocketFish 5y ago
  Cease and desist.

by Liquix 5y ago

14 5y ago

YouTube is getting shittier by the year also. Forcing me to watch an ad that takes 5 seconds to even start then after said ad the video freezes and doesn’t even play requiring a page refresh just to watch something. I’m ready for the alternative to arrive.

jvolkman 5y ago
There are no video ads if you pay for YouTube Premium (outside of embedded paid sponsor stuff added by the video producers themselves).
- mcagl 5y ago
  Or even better: youtube in the browser, with ublock origin + sponsorblock, and Youtube becomes at least less annoying.

judge2020 5y ago

Invidious is different from Vanced in that Vanced was a mod on top of the main YouTube application, while Invidious is just a different frontend with presumably no infringement of YouTube IP or code or TOS. Now, youtube-dl got the infamous copyright complaint by RIAA because they advertised using it to download copyrighted music[0], so perhaps a stronger case could be made if any code within Invidious used more hidden APIs or otherwise shows using it to watch Standard YouTube License videos without fulfilling the quid pro quo of watching ads. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24872911 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24872911

crtasm 5y ago
> because they advertised using it to download copyrighted music Their unit tests used some music videos, and only because Youtube's website uses different javascript for such videos. It's a stretch to call that advertising, I don't believe I'd ever read the tests code before the complaint.

fsflover 5y ago

If you search for a solution, not workaround, consider this: https://joinpeertube.org https://joinpeertube.org.

Ourgon 5y ago
I host a number of Peertube instances next to Invidious. There is a reason for having both of these: Peertube can not access Youtube-hosted material. Thus, to publish your own material use Peertube, to access Youtube-hosted material use something like Invidious.

bluGill 5y ago

Seems like an anti-trust lawsuit just waiting to happen if they do.

mywittyname 5y ago
I don't see anti-trust actions happening in current administration.
- AniseAbyss 5y ago
  Normally the EU is always up for making life complicated for big tech but we are currently... indisposed.
- ouid 5y ago
  I thought that there was a rather strongly worded memo to the FTC to enforce anti-trust in july of last year.

toyg 5y ago

> just like they recently did to Vanced What did they do to Vanced? Still works on my phone.

input_sh 5y ago
It still works but it's no longer being worked on nor offered for download. Discussed recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30663739 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30663739
CamelRocketFish 5y ago
Cease and desist.