Suggestion for an invidious alternative (lemmy.eco.br)

submitted 2 months ago by LordeMostarda@lemmy.eco.br to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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So, I had an idea for an Invidious alternative that would be pretty difficult for YouTube to block. Basically, YouTube can block instances because it is really easy to detect which IP is making a lot of requests. But what if everyone using Invidious were an instance? Like, if one person wants to watch a video, they would get it from a random person using this software. I don't really know how it would be done—if it would be something like torrents, which have a direct connection, or if it would go through some server in the middle. This is just a suggestion; I don't really know how I would implement it. But if it can be done and someone wants to do it, it would be great.

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[-] planish@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

You don't need an Invidious instance to back FreeTube. You can set it to local mode to just talk to YouTube from your IP, or to operate through a proxy.

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I know, but it don't change that the time of watching YT without tricks, disinfectant and gum gloves has gone. It needs alternatives for the same reason we use Lemmy or Mastoon instead of Fakebook, X, Reddit....

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