I recently got my (via VPN) YouTube subscription cancelled and now I am wondering, if YouTube videos are findable in the usenet or using torrent tracker.

Does anyone already have experience with this? I block ads, but it seems not like a sustainable solution.

  • SavvyBeardedFish@reddthat.com
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    1 month ago

    The whole downside is that not everyone is a data horder with space for videos

    Some media players allows for streaming directly using yt-dlp, e.g.;

    mpv <youtube url>

    Will use yt-dlp if installed

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      1 month ago

      +1 to this but also, If you’re on Linux, I’d recommend Freetube.

      It’s on Flathub and allows you to use SponsorBlock.

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      1 month ago

      I had no idea. Thanks for this!

      ETA: YouTube videos look 5x better like this.