They've removed down notes, date posted in placeholders, and the ability to properly alter monetization the way you want to...seems like a competitive product could pop in at any time. Sadly, the only competition would have to come from another equally shitty company with a massive infrastructure footprint.
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I followed the link of a video here on Lemmy just a few minutes ago and it opened in the browser.
Nothing shocking up to this point.
Then I get a prompt from the video saying "Ready to buy products advertised in the video? Log into the official app in order to."
Direct purchase through the YT app is a novelty for me.
Newpipe all the way.
I recommend Tubular. Newpipe with Sponsorblock. Didn't realise how much of a game changer that would be until I tried it.
Just need to find a way to stop Eternity from opening Youtube links in the browser. Sure you can share it with the app but it would be a lot more convenient.
Tried newpipe when I migrated from reddit. It worked 50% of thw time. Any better now?
Much better! It's definitely much better than when I started using it. I remember it being so buggy at first.
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I got rid of YT and replaced it with PeerTube and Nebula. Am I a bit less entertained? Sure. Am I a lot less angry? Yup.
I’m also learning a lot more because I was forced to find new content and new creators which was actually really fun.
Nebula has certainly improved but I still think they need to put more effort into getting new creators that aren't political or news. I just did a skim through their uploads lists for various topics and news and/or political (or political ish) content is still the most active. Topics like technology and gaming see far less uploads.
i’ve got a yt channel i woulda loved to get on nebula, but it’s some kinda invite only system and i didn’t get an invite.
i’m super over yt and the $130 a month i get from them…. $130(ish) for a 50 hour a week job.
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Genuinly asking this question. Aren't the ones on nebula the ones that make you mad? Maybe that's not the best way to put it but the ones like philosophy tube are the ones that got me started down my political path and they are still super political.
I think Jacob Geller and wendigoon are on nebula and they don't make political content. I'm sure there are others
You're not wrong honestly. I just did a scroll through of the more recent channels and they've picked up a ton of people that aren't really primarily politics.
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Andy Warhol was so close, in the future everyone won’t be famous for 15 minutes. Instead everyone will be famous to 15 people.
People use the youtube app?
Yeah people use all sorts of stuff that you don't. Wild, isn't it?
I use new pipe if I heed. It's like a window into a crazy house. You can see what's going on, but you can't have a say.
I wish NewPipe or Freetube had their own comment community.
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On Apple: safari + AdGuard
Or: Orion browser
Safari + AdGuard used to work on my iPad, but it has recently been blocked with a disable Ad-block message. Orion works for me when I disable all build-in content blocking and using the Firefox version of Ublock Origin.
I think the build-in blocker is too basic and gets detected by YouTube, while ublock works (everywhere I've tested it, desktop, android, iPad)
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Thanks for Orion tip, didn’t know that
Any iOS alternatives? The ad experience is not great.
I don't use iOS any more, but I found that a combination of Safari + adblocker + Vinegar was the golden setup. No ads, and you get to use the default iOS video player.
AltStore + YTLitePlus
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Part of me expected that today is the day the subscribe button went away.
Gizmodo still exists 😲