This is looking to be a rough year for my third party apps.
Watching ads on YouTube is really not an option for me. And I’m not sure I would pay for premium unless the recommendation algorithm gets much much better…
Why even consider paying Google anything?
Just get a better adblocker.
This is the truth. There will always be a better adblocker
I mean in an “ideal” world where the AdBlock prevention really can’t be circumvented somehow.
Just don’t use YT?? GO to any instance of INVIDIOUS!!! (or use apps like freetube) No ads and your real IP or VPN iP never get’s to YT servers…
Does Invidious have a good mobile app?
Yeah cause that will work…
That might kill my reliance on YouTube, or get me to seek a FOSS YouTube intermediary.
Oh I hope Newpipe isn’t affected. Would mean a major lifestyle change if I can’t use that app
IMO Newpipe will be affected. If i’m not mistaken they’re not using invidious therefore…
Well… fuck
It’ll be interesting to see how this works with ReVanced, which is technically their own app, just stripped of the ads and sponsors. Can’t be dinged for adblocking when they’re never served up to begin with.
ReVanced is made by Google?
It’s a patched version of YouTube IIRC
And this is why YT went after Invidious.
Less interested in youtube more and more
Anyone know how this would effect things like yt-dlp or streaming with vlc? Might have just stop using my browser for youtube?
if my invidious instance gets blocked, i just won’t use youtube.
I’ve been wondering if automated download tools will be subject to this. I run Downie and youtube-dl on my Mac. Both have escaped ads until now. I haven’t yet run into the ad-block-block to test if they can get around it.
I think youtube-dl (or yt-dlp) takes frame buffers from watching the video and just glues them together. I don’t think there is much Google could, they have already tried to take it off GitHub before.
If you don’t mind paying ~2$ a month, you can get Family Premium using a VPN (I used India)
Current working method from HUKD: (Private/Incognito browser is best)
Create a new Google Account. Enter card details. Enter a fake billing address, any random address generator will do, as long as it’s from the correct region. Then select Try it Free. Navigate to YouTube, press YouTube Premium, and double-check that everything is in the right currency. Enter the same credit card and address information you used for creating the new Google Account. Click Buy 👍
You can then add your main Google account as a family member.👍
And then, someone random in India becomes the legal address attached to your credit card?
It wouldn’t be attached to the credit card, just tied to the Google account. They don’t care about the address, which is why you can use a generator to get E.g -
22/24, Parekh Bldg, Sadashiv Cross Lane, Girgaum
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400004
02223868813
About $15/year if you do Turkey and use a Privacy.com card
Fine for me, since i only use Youtube for the occasionally linked video.
But could’nt this be worked around by not allowing cookies and blocking canvas?
