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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Plantparent323@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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I watch YouTube through newpipe, and recently tried pipepipe too. They work great, but lately I have been blocked on several occasions with a message that either says "content unavailable" or "your IP has been blocked by YouTube". I usually use a VPN which has helped but tried it today and still got this message :/

Finally changing the location on the VPN seemed to work. But seriously wtf is going on?

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[–] undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Please give me an example of content that you can't find anywhere else?

I really dont know what answer you expect on that. It's no secret that the vast majority of creators only upload their videos on YouTube. Should they mirror them on something like Peertube? Well, yeah, but this is not in your control.

It's "degoogle", not "limit google use"... And no, it's not impossible. What a myth to spread in this forum. :-)

Please answer to me honestly. Do you block all Google related domains on the DNS level including anything related to Google reCaptcha? If yes, please tell me how exactly you are using the web in 2025? And if you don't, then you are still relying to Google services.

[+] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml -8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I really dont know what answer you expect on that. It’s no secret that the vast majority of creators only upload their videos on YouTube. Should they mirror them on something like Peertube? Well, yeah, but this is not in your control.

It's a simple question, but I guess you just proved my point here. It was your claim, that there are exclusive content on YT, that you can't find anywhere else. A claim that didn't hold.

Tell me, why do you expect an answer, when you refuse to give one? I don't have to block every domain to not use a service. Are you really that clueless?

Next you'll be saying that I use google, when I read a document someone wrote in Google Docs, right? 🙃

[–] PMmeTrebuchets@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you being purposefully obtuse right now? There are tons of creators who post to YouTube and that's it. Nowhere else.

[–] undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you serious right now? What do you expect me to do? List you every channel on YouTube that I personally happen to watch, to prove that they don't post their content anywhere else?

[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 days ago

I asked you to give me an example of some content that only exist on YT. Bear in mind, it has to be some content that you need, and can't find anywhere else. There are, obviously some creators that post only on YT, but what they post about, you can find lots of other places. There's no real knowledge that you can only find on YT... But feel free to give me an example (that's just 1 example I ask for), and that's too much for you.

I rest my case! ;-)