I support this! Then all the new folks will be hella confused with the award system, expecting something rewarding, when it's actually just arbitrary fun.
My bad, everyone. I'm on mobile rn and use NewPipe and forgot that the links shared there are pure YouTube.
Is Pipe operating like a VPN, scrubbing viewer data from Youtube?
I'm not sure. What I can tell you, is that I blocked YouTube domains at home, but Piped still played, which makes me think that the videos aren't served directly from the YouTube domains.
We should make our own
Edit: I propose a Lemmy Green Bean Award
With hookers and blackjack.
Or beans and old ass memes.
I support this! Then all the new folks will be hella confused with the award system, expecting something rewarding, when it's actually just arbitrary fun.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=WESgHPk9gyo
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.
Good bot.
My bad, everyone. I'm on mobile rn and use NewPipe and forgot that the links shared there are pure YouTube.
Is Pipe operating like a VPN, scrubbing viewer data from Youtube?
I'm not sure. What I can tell you, is that I blocked YouTube domains at home, but Piped still played, which makes me think that the videos aren't served directly from the YouTube domains.
It's the recognition that counts. :)