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Google seems to be blocking API access for Piped video servers (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by negativenull@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Most servers are not able to access the Google API.

Invidious report of the same(ish) problem: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4045#issuecomment-1674373088

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[–] ebenixo@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I guess that's it then. If I'm forced to see ads and be tracked I'll just block the domain on my network like I did reddit and invest that time in other things.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (7 children)

You can always grab a browser extension. Apple has Vinegar, not sure what others run. Just plucks the video feed direct pretty much like Piped. So no ads. Still stuck on YT unfortunately

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Would it be possible for many, many people to use yt downloaders to fetch certain categories of yt videos (Linux tutorials for example) and serve them in a decentralized media network like the fediverse? Basically a distributed, downloaded "migration" of yt content, with no central source or authority that the pipe apps can retrieve from instead of YouTube. Yet again, I've basically just reinvented bittorrent but for YouTube content, so maybe it's not that practical...

[–] pijon@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

Not sure it would be legal. I guess the authors of the videos should upload them themselves.

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