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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers
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This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I know it has a lot less content but you could try PeerTube.
Same problem, except it is even more niche. Does not really make sense as a YT stand-in. Tied into a collected feed it makes sense, which luckily is enabled by apps like Grayjay.