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>I considered doing the same but in the end decided I don’t want to use a platform I have to fight against, while still letting them build brand recognition to
by nonethewiser 2y ago
>I considered doing the same but in the end decided I don’t want to use a platform I have to fight against, while still letting them build brand recognition to my kid.
>So I downloaded a bunch of the videos on our desktop and blocked the site.
Downloading videos from youtube and blocking the site seems more like fighting against the platform (and more work) than turning on a whitelist mode. Seems like the end result is the same but with more work.
- LtWorf 2y agoMaybe he's downloading kid's cartoons from telegram… he didn't say where he's downloading from.
- kridsdale1 2y agoTelegram is a media piracy platform now? I had no idea.
- LtWorf 2y agoSince like forever. No reason to downvote me just because you weren't aware.
- bcoughlan 2y agoI’m talking youtube-dl and VLC player. No YouTube logos, no concept of what YouTube even is. Even the sidebar of recommendations is a dark pattern for a 3 year old. Unlike Netflix etc where you have to exit the video to browse something else.