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(DIR) Post #B0XIP2CM56dOqbkiYq by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T11:44:39Z
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"The short version is that YouTube used AI to 'enhance' the videos of Rick Beato and Rhett Shull. YouTube used an AI smoothing filter that made the videos look like they were AI generated, and didn’t tell Beato, Shull, or their viewers that they were doing it. They only admitted to it after the two made videos proving it happened, later claiming it was only a 'limited test'.”https://joshgriffiths.site/youtube-is-awful-im-not-posting-there-anymore/(1/2)#YouTube #MOLE #AI #enshittification
(DIR) Post #B0XIThPSnfq3ox6lcG by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T11:45:29Z
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"Their excuses are irrelevant. They’ve opened Pandora’s box; they’ve told the world that they can and will edit videos after they’ve been uploaded, and will not tell creators or viewers. You can’t trust anything you see anymore, even from creators who adamantly do not use AI. Sure, it’s 'just' an AI smoother today, but tomorrow they could put an ad straight in the video, or remove something they don’t like."https://joshgriffiths.site/youtube-is-awful-im-not-posting-there-anymore/(2/2)
(DIR) Post #B0XJq7fjwAoFb6yfeC by dashremover@mastodon.social
2025-11-23T12:00:39Z
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Love that YouTube quietly ran a secret AI filter over creator videos, made them look *more* AI-generated, and told no one. The future isn’t dystopia, it’s just accidental deepfakes from the world’s largest video site. #AI #YouTube 🤖📺
(DIR) Post #B0XNbnuZ0jBQ4ZL5Bw by Tijn@dosgame.club
2025-11-23T12:42:55Z
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@strypey on top of all this, I also feel YouTube's algorithm is less effective than it ever was.All the videos now have clickbait titles & thumbnails, it's harder than ever to tell the slop apart from the good stuff.I used to watch tons of YouTube in the past, but nowadays it happens regularly I open the site, scroll around a bit and close it again, because it all looks like trash to me.
(DIR) Post #B0XQKAaIH2dl2f8nOS by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
2025-11-23T13:13:18Z
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@strypey jfc what a fuck
(DIR) Post #B0XTL5ky0c9uDkGSUC by rhymerepartee@mastodon.social
2025-11-23T13:47:08Z
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@strypey What took people so long to realize this? YT is a sea of amateur aspiration or plagerized creation, routinely interlaced with nails on chaulkboard product pitches to extort relief through subscription. An assault on civilized interaction. #youtube
(DIR) Post #B0XVNuCRdJbL9faPpo by OldGrumpyGameGuy@lethallava.land
2025-11-23T13:57:15.631Z
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@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz the biggest issue is that YouTube is the main video site on the Net. There aren't any other sites that come close to how big it is. Trying to find alternatives and reach people is a challenge.
(DIR) Post #B0XVNvUCqlP392u79s by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T14:10:03Z
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@OldGrumpyGameGuy> There aren't any other sites that come close to how big it isThey will tell you that's a feature. But IMHO it's a bug. Yes there's a huge number of channels and videos there, but most of them are "AI" slop, or soon will be. Yes, there is a huge audience that regularly goes there, but that won't last as people tire of the slop.> Trying to find alternatives and reach people is a challengeSo is building an audience from scratch on YouTub. Publishing is always a challenge.
(DIR) Post #B0XVmKbd6hL60D0uHo by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T14:14:31Z
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@rhymerepartee> YT is a sea of amateur aspiration or plagerized creationCompared to cinema, or even TV, it's a cesspool of low-budget and often low-effort slop. But in it's heydey it was also a convenient place to find conferences talks, HowTo videos on almost any subject, independent media reporting (like the Gaza genocide videos recently censored), and lots of other worthy stuff from people who couldn't afford to pay the full costs of video hosting for the web.Not simple to replace.
(DIR) Post #B0XaT9sPH3SoziXPGa by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2025-11-23T15:05:30Z
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@strypey AI making real things look fake - https://mastodon.me.uk/@geoffl/115406799703488699
(DIR) Post #B0XadwhYbBIFJnbgjg by dermoth@jasette.facil.services
2025-11-23T15:08:55Z
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@strypey @OldGrumpyGameGuy I don't understand so many people embrace the Fediverse but keep posting videos to YouTube. There's Peertube. It doesn't have to be huge, it's federated. And you can follow content creator straight from your Fediverse account.
(DIR) Post #B0XbOteLlLORSpUjNw by zetabeta@mastodon.social
2025-11-23T15:17:26Z
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@strypey so alphabet inc is enshittifying youtube.i think it is only a matter of time when alphabet inc is enshittifying android into intolerable garbage.which leads to some rhetorical questions:do you carry google account in your pocket 24/4 ?! (or microsoft account or apple id ?!)will android start showing ads in android user interface ?!
(DIR) Post #B0XcPxnluYBQaJySum by iris@neuromatch.social
2025-11-23T15:28:45Z
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@strypey appreciate this. I can't stomach going over to YouTube anymore and just ... don't. Having to deal with the ads and algorithms is a bridge too far now that I'm not used to them. The easiest de-Googling step for me, somehow (no judgement if it's not that way for anyone else though).
(DIR) Post #B0XcRDRpE0yTOqJ2XI by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T15:29:05Z
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@zetabeta> only a matter of time when alphabet inc is enshittifying android into intolerable garbageAlready well underway;https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/#i-am-altering-the-dealI know you said rhetorical questions, but the answers in my case are;No, Android+F-Droid, no Goggle account (since I got my first Android in 2018)Yes, they can, so they will.
(DIR) Post #B0XcwnULHEOg9eXhIW by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T15:34:51Z
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@dermoth > I don't understand so many people embrace the Fediverse but keep posting videos to YouTubeInertia. For years I've been meaning to replace the GMail account I use for officialdom stuff, so I can finish deGoggling. But I I still have it, despite the total hypocrisy of that, given my constant excoriation of Goggle and their ilk here.Maybe we need a body doubling service, where we buddy up and help each other overcome decision paralysis and transition pain?@OldGrumpyGameGuy
(DIR) Post #B0XdsxYc00R0B8H1ai by dgodon@mastodon.online
2025-11-23T15:45:18Z
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@strypey big kudos to @joshsjunkdrawer for moving over to @peertube and calling out the #enshittification of YouTube. The decline of YT has been obvious for a while but it’s seemed intractable to escape. Josh reminds us that it’s not.
(DIR) Post #B0XgMThvkBJkCHprXs by dgodon@mastodon.online
2025-11-23T16:13:03Z
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@strypey can’t believe Rick is so forgiving and even gives effusive praise to YT. Does he think his success is typical and is just blind to the broader rot!?
(DIR) Post #B0XphTWSWg6ZIAYaYa by BillySmith@social.coop
2025-11-23T17:56:29Z
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@strypey @rhymerepartee And Vimeo has been sold to a Private Equity firm. :(
(DIR) Post #B0YFZdepYf0LDVOdpw by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T22:47:38Z
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Wow, these quotes from Josh's blog post about the enshittification of YouTub went viral! And I don't mean fediverse viral, my notifications have been flooded with Favourites, Boosts and comments since I posted them.Since folks are clearly interested, Josh has some other blog posts relevant to this topic, including one on his favourite PeerTube channels;https://joshgriffiths.site/peertube-channels-you-should-watch/He can also be found in the fediverse here;@joshsjunkdrawer#PeerTube
(DIR) Post #B0YGJkJ3AdLl9sC7Jg by denisbloodnok@mendeddrum.org
2025-11-23T20:48:19Z
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@woozle @strypey ublock origin works for me on Linux and Windows alike, so I think it's mostly just that uB0 is good enough to stay ahead...
(DIR) Post #B0YGJlEphnZS35EGNk by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T22:55:56Z
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@denisbloodnok > ublock origin works for me on Linux and Windows alikeI just skip their proprietary apps entirely and watch YouTub videos using NewPipe on Android (just trying PipePipe too), and an Invidious service when I'm using my laptop.The only time I use YT's software is on other people's dumb computer ("smart TV"), and only until I find a NewPipe equivalent for those and a way to install it (those things are so locked down they make grApple look Laissez-faire by comparison).@woozle
(DIR) Post #B0YGMe1Yz2JaXlOh3A by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-23T22:56:05Z
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@denisbloodnok > ublock origin works for me on Linux and Windows alikeI just skip their proprietary apps entirely and watch YouTub videos using NewPipe on Android (just trying PipePipe too), and an Invidious service when I'm using my laptop.The only time I use YT's software is on other people's dumb computer ("smart TV"), and only until I find a NewPipe equivalent for those and a way to install it (those things are so locked down they make grApple look Laissez-faire by comparison).@woozle
(DIR) Post #B0YYv7cjEpUHMiN3QW by Blort@social.tchncs.de
2025-11-24T02:24:22Z
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@strypey @joshsjunkdrawer Quite often I see people publish these "cool Peertube channels" blog / fedi posts, and I'm totally here for that. That said, IU'd love it if someone (maybe @FediVideo ?) actually made regular short videos *showing* roundups like these, with clips so it's possible to get a sense of the channels without having to load each channel up in another tab, choose a video sit through the start and repeat for every channel.I'd love more of a "trailer style" summary with a voiceover of why they're cool, with clips showing underneath, possibly with each video around a theme eg, educational, music, technology etc.#Peertube #Fediverse
(DIR) Post #B0YaUDU1XnVFd0b6e0 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-24T02:41:59Z
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@Blort > I'd love it if someone (maybe @FediVideo?) actually made regular short videos *showing* roundups like these, with clipsCool idea. As we say in the rainbow gatherings, if you see a job, it's probably yours ; ) But maybe this is something @joshsjunkdrawer would be willing to do as one of his irregular videos?As for @FediVideo, I'm guessing that's run by @FediTips, and they have more than enough work on their hands already.
(DIR) Post #B0Yhdo5CpBevW6O3XM by Blort@social.tchncs.de
2025-11-24T04:02:05Z
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@strypey @joshsjunkdrawer @FediVideo @FediTips > As we say in the rainbow gatherings, if you see a job, it's probably yours ; )I'm pointedly trying to ignore that, the fact I also thought it and the fact that I have a background in media production.Na! Na! Na! Na! I can't hear you! My fingers are stuck in my ears! 😂 🙄
(DIR) Post #B0Ytznzd2S753h2CO0 by rhymerepartee@mastodon.social
2025-11-24T06:20:32Z
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@strypey Yes, all new new things have their heydays, but it was methodically enshitified over time. Fediverse options are here now and we need to promote them as the best place to share useful video. But admittedly, there’s little monetary incentive for producers.#pixelfed
(DIR) Post #B0YxF7sRgwxAvzfi7s by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-24T06:56:58Z
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@rhymerepartee> it was methodically enshitified over timeAgreed, see OP ; )> Fediverse options are here now and we need to promote themSure, but we also need to improve them. There are reasons why huge numbers of people continue to post video on YT and not PeerTube, etc. To find out why, we need to listen to them.Some of it is network effect and such. But there are many things that could be done to improve the usability of PT, and reduce transition pain, for both creators and audiences.
(DIR) Post #B0Z0mMXAWDeloJG9dw by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-24T07:36:35Z
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@BillySmith > And Vimeo has been sold to a Private Equity firmThis is a bit like the acquisitions of BandCamp. It's far from ideal, but Vimeo like BC get revenue from selling services to creators/ audiences. Platforms that do this (rather than selling audiences to advertisers) do seem a bit more resistent to enshittification. I know @pluralistic thinks it makes no difference, but that doesn't fit my observations.@rhymerepartee
(DIR) Post #B0Z3JZxPpd9GuHVFHE by BillySmith@social.coop
2025-11-24T08:04:56Z
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@strypey @pluralistic @rhymerepartee Depends upon how short-sighted/bonus-desperate the PE staff are this Quarter. If they are thinking long-term, they'll just leave it alone, running as a cash-cow, but I don't hold my hopes up. :| Did you ever come across Jamendo? They use the Torrent protocols to reduce the bandwidth costs for musicians promoting their gigs, by giving some of the music away. :D I've been looking at the costs of running PeerTube instances doing similar things. :D
(DIR) Post #B0Z6b2hIWurspNz03U by dgodon@mastodon.online
2025-11-23T16:06:03Z
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@strypey @joshsjunkdrawer @peertube I do wish Peertube were easier to use. Took me like 5-10 minutes to find Josh’s channel on the app and I’m still not seeing how to follow it. Normies would’ve given up. I’m sure I’m just missing something but it seems like it’s harder than it should be
(DIR) Post #B0Z6b4RQ2vM4EiZLaC by peertube@framapiaf.org
2025-11-24T08:41:38Z
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@dgodon Thank you for your feedback on using the Peertube app :) Were you logged in to a PeerTube account, or were you using the app's local account? Channel subscriptions are not available on the local account. If it’s not that, feel free to open a ticket on our Framagit repository to share the details about the bug: https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/mobile-application
(DIR) Post #B0ZyF7SFYaMcjhwJCC by dgodon@mastodon.online
2025-11-24T18:42:37Z
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@peertube apparently I’m not logged in so that explains the issue. Thanks for that clarification! Kinda begs the question around discoverability of features so perhaps something to consider for future enhancements
(DIR) Post #B0g0UOiX1T7FTYjBEO by lwflouisa@comics.town
2025-11-27T16:35:37Z
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@strypey They're also threatening original content with copywrite notices now.Any youtube filing notices against my music would be fraudulently using DMCA.
(DIR) Post #B0gv0qj80vBr2u3ddA by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-11-28T03:09:40Z
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@BillySmith > Did you ever come across Jamendo?I was a founder of CreativeCommons Aotearoa/ NZ, so yes. I was posting links to Jamendo tracks in the fediverse before I had a Mastodon account.Yes I'm old, get off my lawn : P> They use the Torrent protocols to reduce the bandwidth costsDidn't know that. Using WebTorrent?> PeerTube instances doing similar thingsPT definitely uses WebTorrent, but it really only helps if a video is getting lots of simultaneous views.@rhymerepartee
(DIR) Post #B0wt92Gpt5YrmkxVDM by MichaelPorter@ottawa.place
2025-12-05T20:02:49Z
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@strypey I noticed the “posterization" effect on YouTube shorts, and I assumed it was people using AI to alter the look of the video to get past copyright or something (honestly, I didn't think too much about it other than assuming it was just another example of lazy people trying to attract clicks). My usual reaction to AI-generated content is to stop watching and go on to something else. I'm interested in what humans create.
(DIR) Post #B0wyt8XtO9ZAL4jrzk by dngrs@chaos.social
2025-12-05T21:08:01Z
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@strypey @BillySmith @pluralistic @rhymerepartee Vimeo already removed their previous staff picks and as a result certain links just won't work anymore
(DIR) Post #B0x2YJrOWfE7ALBpNg by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-05T21:48:59Z
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@dngrs > Vimeo already removed their previous staff picksThat's predictable. Private equity firms buy distressed assets, and try to cut costs enough to make them look profitable. One of the first things they do is cut staff hours, so cutting something that uses staff time but isn't necessary to basic operations will be the first to go.@BillySmith @pluralistic @rhymerepartee
(DIR) Post #B0x34ae7eSZMUdMz0C by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-05T21:55:22Z
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"Sure, it’s 'just' an AI smoother today, but tomorrow [YouTub] could put an ad straight in the video, or remove something they don’t like."@joshsjunkdrawer, 2025https://joshgriffiths.site/youtube-is-awful-im-not-posting-there-anymore/At which point YouTub can't claim to be just a dumb pipe for "User-Generated Content". As soon as they can't guarantee they serve videos exactly as uploaded (except for transcoding), they are a publisher. All the editorial responsibilities that come with that are now on their shoulders.(1/2)
(DIR) Post #B0x3Gw8NaMK0c0PRs8 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-05T21:57:36Z
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So ... what kind of TV channel is YouTub?(2/2)
(DIR) Post #B0x8mB5kWUKxkYtabI by WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
2025-12-05T22:59:13Z
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@strypey @joshsjunkdrawer Thank you for giving me a ton of PeerTube channels to add to my podcast app
(DIR) Post #B0x8o5F3FBtKBa9gTw by deutrino@mstdn.io
2025-12-05T22:59:34Z
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@strypey looks like my decision to start disconnecting from Youtube and changing my video watching habits was very timely(people who are doing a soft exit should look at the Unhook browser extension)
(DIR) Post #B0xE6dR5Lj0zDiRvIu by dngrs@chaos.social
2025-12-05T23:58:32Z
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well... they also nuked stuff from the past. They could've just stopped updating the picks but no, they had to replace it with a bland "look at our shiny new collaboration!" landing page@strypey @BillySmith @pluralistic @rhymerepartee
(DIR) Post #B0xWgEUJNgdFRg5AUy by antimu0n@furry.engineer
2025-12-06T03:26:43Z
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@strypey that's not even getting into the AI summaries they're putting on videos, which are of course frequently completely wrong, but can't be edited or even turned off by creators
(DIR) Post #B0yNsewY8ojIXc6KVU by bouriquet@mastodon.social
2025-12-06T13:21:31Z
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@strypey When the eye cannot discern truth from lies, we have reached dystopia.
(DIR) Post #B0z1AqO0ESnTSHbVp2 by BillySmith@social.coop
2025-12-06T04:05:39Z
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@dngrs @strypey @pluralistic @rhymerepartee That's the wasteful part that I've never understood. Why buy something just to destroy it for no value-creation? It's the bureaucratic "Something must be done! This is something, therefore it must be dine!" that gives you the illusion of activity. Like removing the mufflers from an engine to make it sound louder, then revving it for no reason except to sayy "Hey! We exist!" loudly... 🤦
(DIR) Post #B0z1ArBzEcmNxIzQjQ by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-06T20:43:28Z
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@BillySmith > Why buy something just to destroy it for no value-creation?As long as you can make money this way, and it's not so illegal that being prosecuted costs more than you get from doing it, someone will do it.The solutions for preventing it are;* make it unprofitable* make it expensively illegal. Either in fines higher than the potential profits, or a risk of jail time for those who stand to profitThe big question is, how do we do that?@dngrs @pluralistic @rhymerepartee
(DIR) Post #B0z1iXGnoPHi0tIl7o by dfx4509b@friendica.world
2025-12-06T01:37:19Z
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I never had anything of note on YT and the few random vids I *did* post have been posted to both PeerTube and Odysee, and as of August of this year, when Google implemented AI age-gating, my YT channel is officially considered dormant and I no longer link it anywhere.I killed my Reddit right as they started to clamp down with censorship and moved full-time to Lemmy as far as that site is concerned, I also killed my Pinterest right as it came to light that your account could get nuked based on what you pinned and I only really messed around on there anyways. My Twitter got killed over a year after moving to ATproto and Mastodon, as I wasn't active on there and it was still around because I was lazy and for no other reason, and I also killed Quora and LinkedIn.I still have FB and IG, but I'm barely active on one and Friendica might have me abandoning it, and the other is effectively abandoned in favor of Pixelfed.
(DIR) Post #B0z1iYFQB1m32tfAbw by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-06T20:49:33Z
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@dfx4509b > my YT channel is officially considered dormantHave you considered;1) Posting a video explaining all the reasons you won't publish video on YT anymore, and where you do publish them and why2) deleting all the videos on your channel except that one3) Linking the video description and the About page for your channel to the places you currently postLeaving the enshittifiers with nothing, but providing other people stuck there with a fire exit.#FireExit #YouTube
(DIR) Post #B0z28Uu7ENlsCl4NHs by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-06T20:54:17Z
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@dfx4509b> I still have FB and IG, but I'm barely active on one and Friendica might have me abandoning itFB is the most difficult nut to crack. I've written a bit about why here;https://disintermedia.net.nz/farcebook-one-thing-to-rule-them/... but I plan to go into more detail at some point.But basically, at present, to replace all its features, you need elements of both ActivityPub software (public messages and media-sharing, event invites) and Matrix software (private messaging and media-sharing).#FaceBook
(DIR) Post #B0z2goZoaxx941wD5M by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-06T21:00:29Z
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@deutrino> people who are doing a soft exit should look at the Unhook browser extensionNice one. I use NewPipe on Android, and Invidious instances when I'm on my laptop. For listening to music, I'm starting to move back to getting my album collection (mainly mp3) onto my devices, instead of streaming from YouTub or BandCamp.
(DIR) Post #B0zTR59RttY2bBKOVk by deutrino@mstdn.io
2025-12-07T01:58:25Z
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@strypey I have PipePipe on my phone but lately they've been on the losing end of a battle to show videos to those of us whose devices/IPs/whatever are in Youtube viewing jail (login required) ... but I almost never watch long videos on my phone, so it's fine.I still need a solution for integrating #QuodLibet smart playlists with my phone ... even an annoying one would be better than my current situation, where I only listen to my collection from a desktop OS
(DIR) Post #B0zdpXyhNHhOUibVg0 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-07T03:56:39Z
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@deutrino> even an annoying one would be better than my current situation, where I only listen to my collection from a desktop OSI recently discovered FinAmp in the F-Droid repos. Apparently it plays music stored on a JellyFin server. Haven't tested it yet, but may be an option.
(DIR) Post #B0zgUXfFe4d7IqBQe0 by deutrino@mstdn.io
2025-12-07T04:24:48Z
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@strypey my issue is that I'm highly dependent on Quod Libet's smart playlists for a lot of my listening and they're not really portable in a way which updates last played / last started / last skipped data, which I use in the playlists themselves
(DIR) Post #B11AY8GFEBaBSP4gm8 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-07T21:36:52Z
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@deutrino> dependent on Quod Libet's smart playlists for a lot of my listening and they're not really portableMaybe this would be a good topic for;https://the.socialmusic.network/So far the bulk of the discussion is around musician-friendly hosting and discovery. But having people discussing ways of listening to their music using Free Code software could be useful. Especially when it comes to exploring potential integrations between media players apps and services using #FairCamp and #BandWagon.
(DIR) Post #B11OYvoOOjXQUiK2q0 by deutrino@mstdn.io
2025-12-08T00:14:56Z
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@strypey interesting, I followed their fedi account
(DIR) Post #B11QWPOy7uaHJ0M5ui by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-08T00:36:57Z
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@deutrino> I followed their fedi accountWhich one?
(DIR) Post #B11mgBz740Oda4KdMm by deutrino@mstdn.io
2025-12-08T04:43:12Z
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@strypey @fediverse
(DIR) Post #B12L79KSRUcpbXLEHY by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-08T11:10:59Z
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(1/2)@aroundthehills> Recently I've been watching YouTube How To videos on my laptop via an Albanian VPN and get no advertsI doubt there are a lot of Albanian businesses buying YouTub ad time. Nice hack!I use Invidious services to watch them on my laptop, and NewPipe/ PipePipe on my Android.
(DIR) Post #B12LRzf1aGlDhSttiK by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-08T11:14:50Z
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(2/2)@aroundthehills > I'm still getting [YouTub] adds on my TVI haven't found a confirmed solution for that either, as I've never owned a dumb computer ("smart TV"). I watch TV shows and movies on my laptop instead. Have you thought about getting a cheap, used computer as a media player, and plugging it in to your big screen via HDMI?Another possibility, you can install Kodi on an Android TV and possibly others. Maybe Kodi has a plugin for watching ad-free YouTub?
(DIR) Post #B1486Lxp4QZRPgxpHk by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-09T07:54:41Z
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@arrrg > if you're popular, it won't be freeIt's not free. It just that with YouTub we pay indirectly, with our data, the hijacking of our attention, and reductions in our collective autonomy.In theory, a popular video on PeerTube shares the streaming load with viewers via WebTorrent. But I'm not sure how effective this is in practice.
(DIR) Post #B149ePEjVbSDMbfuu8 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-12-09T08:12:01Z
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@aroundthehills> If I'm seeing if there's something entertaining to watch before bed then I'll tolerate the advertsYou do you, but personally that's the time I *least* want to be enraged by nonconsensual ads : P