cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40372957

fyi:

  • https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp lets you download videos (from youtube and also hundreds of other sites)
  • for desktop, https://mpv.io/ is free and lets you watch youtube (or any other video) at even more and faster speeds than youtube premium does, among many other features
  • for android, https://newpipe.net/ lets you play youtube in the background (and download videos, and block ads, …)
  • https://ublockorigin.com/ blocks ads everywhere (and yes it does still work on youtube, at least in firefox anyway)
  • Fizz@lemmy.nz
    5·
    6 days ago

    How is that any different from shifting existing features to premium? If you aren’t paying you’re lucky to get anything.

    I dont pay and I ad block everything. I’m surprised I can use the site at all. These features are nice to haves and not core to using YouTube.

    • bthest@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      I dont pay and I ad block everything. I’m surprised I can use the site at all.

      3 billion active viewers is what makes up the majority of Alphabet’s stock value. The revenue from ads, donation extortion, and premium are peanuts. That’s why youtube will never go full paywall or hard ban ad blocker users.