Is YouTube trying to block invidious? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by KonalaKoala@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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WTF is going on now? I was using http://youtu.be to view videos on YouTube for some time now and now I'm seeing the following message.

Can't load the video on this Invidious instance. YouTube is currently trying to block Invidious instances. Click here for more info about the issue.

This is starting to worry me since I had been viewing YouTube videos via Invidious for privacy reasons such as I didn't want to be risking malware in the form of adware that could be linked to certain ads, and any ridiculously long ads if you know what I mean.

Right now, I'm just wanting what my options are now since I want to maintain my right to privacy and don't want to be getting exposed to risks.

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[-] zeograd@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

YouTube and invidious instances are playing cat and mouse for a long time and some instances are blocked until they can rotate IP and so on.

[-] cherenkov@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Sometimes instances stop working, you can simply switch to another one from this list.

[-] axellenium@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Got the same message yesterday, refreshed the page and it loaded everything as usual 👀

this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2023

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