[Bug] "This helps protect our community." · Issue #4734 · iv-org/invidious
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Update 21/09/2024: #4734 (comment) EDIT by @unixfox: The Invidious team is aware of this issue. It appears that it affects all the software using YouTube. Please refrain from commenting if you have...

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22423685

EDIT: For those who are too lazy to click the link, this is what it says

Hello,

Sad news for everyone. YouTube/Google has patched the latest workaround that we had in order to restore the video playback functionality.

Right now we have no other solutions/fixes. You may be able to get Invidious working on residential IP addresses (like at home) but on datacenter IP addresses Invidious won’t work anymore.

If you are interested to install Invidious at home, we remind you that we have a guide for that here: https://docs.invidious.io/installation/..

This is not the death of this project. We will still try to find new solutions, but this might take time, months probably.

I have updated the public instance list in order to reflect on the working public instances: https://instances.invidious.io. Please don’t abuse them since the number is really low.

Feel free to discuss this politely on Matrix or IRC.

  • brrt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    552·
    6 hours ago

    And how are they going to make a living to keep producing videos?

    I’d say ask them to join Nebula.

    • warm@kbin.earth
      1·
      3 minutes ago

      Remember when people posted on YouTube for fun? It’s only when it became a viable business that the platform turned to shit.

    • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 hours ago

      All the people I watch on youtube make the majority of their money on patreon or twitch. Youtube is way too heavy handed with demonitization and copyright strikes to be a trutsworthy income source.

    • BatrickPateman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 hours ago

      Patreon and all the other services creators have at their disposal already.

      Don’t think most Youtubers can make a living these days solely on YT as revenue, and are already exploring other avenues.

    • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      152·
      6 hours ago

      That depends. If they only make a living with YT ads, then it’s going to be hard.

      • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        12·
        5 hours ago

        About half the ads I see on YouTube are already within the videos they post. I wonder what the overall ratio is of YouTube ad revenue versus in-video ad revenue.

        • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfEnglish
          7·
          4 hours ago

          Are you talking about sponsors? Because yes, that has nothing to do with YT ads.

      • brrt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        61·
        5 hours ago

        I guess I forgot things like Patreon which could be a valid option. Although I’m neither a fan of subscribing to specific creators nor am I particularly fond of Patreon.

        With Nebula my perception is that I pay a monthly fee and they can figure out who gets what depending on whose videos I watched. I don’t need to be particular in my action on who to support.

        • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfEnglish
          7·
          4 hours ago

          Nebula is a good option, but now you’ve created a paywall. Now only people who can afford it, can watch the content and what is to keep Nebula from upping the price of the subscription?

          If ads is out of the question, then content creators need to use sponsors and patrons, if they want to make a living.

          • Barbarian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            31·
            2 hours ago

            An advantage of funding things via a collective like Nebula as opposed to each individual creator managing their own patrons is that new creators can start making bigger, more expensive projects quicker. Even established creators have this advantage, they can take bigger risks on bigger projects with the safety net of a share of the nebula pie.

            I don’t think a project like The Prince would exist without Nebula, for example.

        • darvit@lemmy.darvit.nlEnglish
          1·
          3 hours ago

          You could also send money via paypal or kofi if you don’t like subscriptions, if the creator has it set up.