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YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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[–] 27 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It still works in Firefox if you switch to the desktop site. You can also use uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock with it to get rid of the ads.

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    • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    We need a real YouTube alternative.

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  • [–] 24 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Won't happen. Google ran YouTube at a net loss for a decade before turning a profit. Very few companies have the kind of money to invest like that. Video hosting is crazy expensive, especially when it's free.

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  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago

    Given the number of porn video websites now, I don't think the cost of video hosting is the major issue.

    The bigger issue is likely having to moderate the site. Twitch focused on live streaming as a way to reduce exposure to copyrighted content and TikTok kept videos short enough that it could skate around fair use by not being able to air longer form copyrighted content.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    It'll never happen, until they make YT premium so prohibitively expensive that a majority of users no longer want to pay. If they're smart, they'll keep it at the current price until it starts losing money, because their effective monopoly is YouTube'S most valuable asset. Once they get any kind of decent competition, the whole house of cards tumbles.

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    • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    "You will buy youtube premium, damn it!!!"

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    • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    https://newpipe.net/

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    [–] 9 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    NewPipe still seems to be working (thankfully)

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I got sick of the cat and mouse with updates and youtube making changes.

    I tried Grayjay from f-droid and I'm never going back. Getting all my video platforms on one amazing app with excellent queueing, background play, pop-out player, etc. It even has ad-blocking and sponsorblock built in. I've happily paid for this app and set it up ok my PC too. Highly recommended.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Then it seems like a strategic move alongside locking higher playback speeds behind premium as well.

    UI and player control on payed tiers when it makes no technical difference to them as a delivery platform.

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    • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    But watch how this doesn’t put a dent in their viewership. I swear, YouTubers are a perfect example of cultural Stockholm syndrome.

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    ReVanced is still working. Definitely going to get my account banned eventually but I've moved my important things off googles anyways.

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    [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Can't even use it with Premium.

    Yes, I have YouTube Premium. Family member has it, might as well take advantage of it.

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Orion still does background playback and also blocks ads ! I only tested it on an iPhone though :/

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    [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Yep. I was using it on Vivaldi for Android until I couldn't anymore. Now I'm switching to GreyJay.

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    [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    With PipePipe, I've had an amazing experience, in very very few ocasions I had videos failing on me, and when I went to F-Droid (with Izzy-On-Droid) there there was, the update that already fixed the issue.

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