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Google has been blocking many tools/IP ranges that try to synchronize with YouTube (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Invidious and YouTube piped (and LibreTube) by default load the videos server-side, as opposed to GrayJay, NewPipe or Smarttube.

It has advantages (mostly that your IP address is not shared with YouTube, and it allows users from countries where YouTube is blocked to still access it) and inconvenients (much harder to keep up when YouTube actively seeks to block them).

[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Invidious shares your IP with google, it does not act as a proxy

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

I guess this reply lost its “by default” part on the way 🤔

[–] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty confident that you are wrong.

[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Fair enough, that's interesting. I assume this only applies to the non-web clients. On the web, it would not be possible. You can verify by looking at the outgoing network requests on this random video for example: https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=qKMcKQCQxxI

[–] dan@upvote.au 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the web, it would not be possible.

Why not?

[–] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because of the CORS settings on Google's servers would tell your browser to not go forward with the request. There are two ways it could eventually be possible:

  • By opening the video in a new page/tab that only contains the video, with the YouTube player, which defeats the purpose a bit.
  • By installing an addon or an app on your device.
[–] dan@upvote.au 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I haven't checked the CORS headers for YouTube videos but wouldn't access have to be fairly open to allow embedded videos to work?

[–] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

For that they use iframes, which have a different security system.