Youtube has added a new “feature” that blocks users with adblockers from viewing videos. How do I get around this while still blocking ads? I currently use uBlock Origin on firefox.

  • DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf
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    10 hours ago

    Use one of the few Invidious instances that still exist while that’s still an option, although I have a bad feeling this sorta thing is screwing with Invidious too because I’ve had a few streams corrupt when skipping through the vid before.

    Grayjay is also an option, while it’s still an option.

    • nymnympseudonym@piefed.social
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      10 hours ago

      Google has been directly attacking Invidious nodes for about 2 years now. As soon as they figure out a node, it gets IP-banned. All the working instances use IPv6 with huge address blocks or crazy IPv4 address rotation, plus cycling login credentials, …

      Fuck YouTube. The only real solution is PeerTube.

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        8 hours ago

        I’ve never really figured out Peeetube tbh. It never finds me the type of content I am looking for, usually only instance local content.

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          It’s largely because there is very low incentive to create videos for peertube: smaller user base and less revenue options. So you find less videos because there are less.