I use the Firefox extension Untrap on my PC, and every time I go on Youtube it says the extension’s slowing the browser down. I use Invidious on an old tablet when I go to bed, and I just have to refresh now and again to get it working, but there are far fewer instances on the list, I’ve noticed.
Can you give an example? Because I’ve just looked at Luxembourg, Nepal, and Aruba, and they’re all littered with named buildings and landmarks. Pyongyang even has a fair bit filled in.
And you’ll have fewer apps installed on your phone, which is something I’ve come to value lately.
Could you elaborate? What kind of phone do you have and do you use a free messaging application like Whatsapp?
I live in the Netherlands, where there’s a QR-code-based payment method called iDeal, which you need a Dutch banking app or little code machine thing to use. With my bank, at least, there are a few things you can do with the website that you can’t do with the app, but for day-to-day use the app’s fine.
I am NOT asking how do I use a privacy-focused front-end for YouTube, by the way, I am aware they exist.
I’ve tried it, and it’s quite good and heavily customisable, but a pain in the arse if you want to use more than one language. I think their Dutch version doesn’t even work if I recall correctly.
You could use pad.riseup.net as a perfunctory solution. It’s just a text file that anyone with the link can edit, but Riseup is privacy-focussed.