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Help to get rid of YouTube (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi everyone!

I’ve almost entirely degoogled my life, except for Youtube.

Here are my center of interests and some channels I follow:

Linux: The Linux Experiment, Tech Hut
Basketball: NBA, Andy Hoops, Heat Check, Jonny Arnett, BasketNews
Cars: Throttle House, Everyday Driver, Car and Driver
Console Gaming: GamingBolt, IGN
Tech: Linus Tech Tips, Techquickie

Concerning Linux, it has been easy to find alternatives to YouTube as The Linux Experiment is on PeerTube and I can support him for 1$ a month Through Patreon.

Tech Hut is on Odysee so I could watch his videos here and support him through Buy Me A Coffee or something similar if I wanted to.

I know I could watch everything from the Linus Tech Tips on Floatplane but 5$ a month is a bit too expensive.

Do you have any suggestions about anyone producing similar content to what I’ve described above (Basketball, Console Gaming, Cars and Tech) that I could watch on a YouTube alternative?

I don’t mind paying 1-2$ a month for a channel I enjoy but I can’t pay more for now 😇

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not really an answer to your question, but I'll share my approach. Youtube channels have rss feeds, so you can "subscribe" using any rss reader, and don't need to login.

So I just use firefox with the following addons. A seperate youtube container + adblock + in-video ad skip + age verification skip + feedbro as rss reader.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

This is a neat workaround !! Still, for privacy reason I keep my addons to a strict minimum.

However I save your comment as emergency workaround ! Thanks for the tip !