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After switching to Newpipe, yes a bit
Does Newpipe have any recommendations? I haven't noticed any setting for this (and I haven't missed it, just curious).
Since I've been using Newpipe I've watched more videos of what I was specifically searching for and little to no mindless viewing. It's allowing me to research certain topics more easily without the ads and distractions.
There isnt any recommendations and I quite like it that way, keeps me from spending too much time there.
Honest question:
what about newpipe is secured against google cracking down on ad evasion through ~~utilizing their api~~ (just read their FAQ, they don't use the api. Though still, I imagine google has other options to crack down on this type of use)? I imagine google is one bad day from breaking things like newpipe because people are circumventing their ads?
I think that they dont use the Api is the reason why it works. Maybe they use RSS too, Freetube does that as Fallback.
If Google implements WEI we are fucked. And they could somehow bind an ad server to the content, only it the server is used, content is loaded