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Google has been blocking many tools/IP ranges that try to synchronize with YouTube (lemmy.world)

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[-] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

Invidious shares your IP with google, it does not act as a proxy

[-] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz -5 points 2 days ago

I'm pretty confident that you are wrong.

[-] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

https://docs.invidious.io/faq/#q-what-data-is-shared-with-youtube

[-] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Fair enough, that's interesting. I assume this only applies to the non-web clients. On the web, it would not be possible. You can verify by looking at the outgoing network requests on this random video for example: https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=qKMcKQCQxxI

[-] dan@upvote.au 1 points 2 days ago

On the web, it would not be possible.

Why not?

[-] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Because of the CORS settings on Google's servers would tell your browser to not go forward with the request. There are two ways it could eventually be possible:

By opening the video in a new page/tab that only contains the video, with the YouTube player, which defeats the purpose a bit.
By installing an addon or an app on your device.

[-] dan@upvote.au 1 points 1 day ago

I haven't checked the CORS headers for YouTube videos but wouldn't access have to be fairly open to allow embedded videos to work?

[-] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

For that they use iframes, which have a different security system.

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