Dominion0236@lemmy.one to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoYouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party appswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkYouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party appswww.theverge.comDominion0236@lemmy.one to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoDoes NewPipe use the YouTube API, or is it a scraper? Also, how will this fix Vanced, that’s using the actual YouTube app? There are also browser extensions that just play the ads, muted, at like 100× speed. It might as well just be a tiny buffering hiccup at that speed. I guess we’ll need to see, but I’m not too worried.
minus-squarePoorPocketsMcNewHold@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s a scraper. And, in theory, it shouldn’t even cause any issues with ReVanced modified Youtube patches except if they need to be updated.
Does NewPipe use the YouTube API, or is it a scraper? Also, how will this fix Vanced, that’s using the actual YouTube app?
There are also browser extensions that just play the ads, muted, at like 100× speed. It might as well just be a tiny buffering hiccup at that speed.
I guess we’ll need to see, but I’m not too worried.
It’s a scraper. And, in theory, it shouldn’t even cause any issues with ReVanced modified Youtube patches except if they need to be updated.