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what is the alternative to youtube? (self.general)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by autotel to c/general

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Hi! sorry for the random topic 😅

Youtube keeps getting more and more annoying. Is there a good other platform where to migrate? If people were to migrate, where would they go?

the thing I liked about youtube is the massive amount of content, and knowing that if I upload a video, it's really easy to watch by others. I like the ability to follow channels too.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You could try using an open-source client for YouTube. Like Freetube for pc, windows, and mac or Newport for Android. That's what I'm doing. Both of these don't use its API generally and you don't make an account on them. You can still access the content while having an app that works to get rid of ads entirely and without all the bloatware.

[–] AndreTelevise 2 points 1 year ago

Or for web-based clients there's Piped and Invidious.

[–] lemmy_see 2 points 1 year ago

How do they work if they don’t use the YouTube API?