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What do people use to watch Youtube with?

I used to use Firefox with LibRedirect and would rotate through Invidious instances, but I've had less luck with that.

If I turn on VPN, YT prompts to log in to watch videos...

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[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Totally agree with the FreeTube recommendation. Libredirect will even open links in FreeTube. I use IVPN and use non obscure servers but every once in a while I do have to try a different one.

You could also try Grayjay instead of Freetube

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Is that an option on Mac or Linux?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 5 points 4 months ago

GrayJay desktop is available but very Alpha.

[–] Tm12@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

For Mac, I like Orion for it’s content blocking. Librewolf is solid on linux. Paired with mullvad and ublock origin.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

I know it's on Linux as a Flatpak, it's also on Android