With Reddit shutting down its API setting a precedent in the corporate tech world (and Reddit was a major outlier in that a ton of their users are technical minded and support third party clients, YouTube does not have that kind of userbase and will not get backlash for it), Twitter doing whatever the fuck they’re doing, and Google already hellbent on destroying ad blockers, the days of Newpipe, Invidious, and Freetube are numbered. Wouldn’t be surprised if they implement Netflix level DRM tomorrow that makes alt clients impossible. I say savour your alt clients while you can guys, you won’t be able to soon.

  • @madcaesar
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    31 year ago

    I’m 100% in agreement with you. I just fear we’re the minority because most users just bend over and take the ads up the ass

    • Cegorach
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      11 year ago

      maybe

      but then the mayority is more watching twitch/netflix/TikTok? Idk.

      I just don’t think that YouTube is the indomitable giant people think it is.

      It will die, given enough enshittification like all those platforms do.