I am so tired of being part of the YT algo. Is there a somewhat decent alternative to youtube? I already have Nebula but that doesn’t give me my news and show talking head fix

  • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    There are many ways around the YouTube algo. Look into LibRedirect , Invidious, NewPipe, and subscribing to channels using an on device RSS reader. Also look into yt-dlp if you’re savvy enough to use a command prompt/terminal.

    Alternatives all have their drawbacks. Nebula is the best IMO, but there are some gate keeping sort of practices going on over there regarding how creators are chosen to be platformed there.

    Floatplane is good for gamers and techies but ultimately supports the guys over at Linus Tech Tips, who have a bad reputation for their history of misogyny and grifting their audiences in various ways.

    Rumble is a conservative cesspool for people too hateful for the YouTube platform.

    And Peertube is the Federated alternative that has a lot of potential but nearly no traction and thusly there’s not a whole lot of content.

    Ultimately, I still watch YouTube (albeit less and less these days), via the platforms mentioned above like Invidious and Newpipe, using yt-dlp.

    I do hope Peertube and the fediverse continues to grow. These platforms on the Fediverse are the last bastion of a decent internet imho.

    EDIT: grammar.

  • QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    One of the best ways to start getting away from YouTube is to use Grayjay.

    You can still follow content creators who are only on YouTube, but it allows you to curate your feed and mix in all of the content creators that do upload their content to other platforms like Peertube, Nebula, Odysee, Patreon, Twitch, Kick, Bitchute, Rumble, etc.

    • SanguinePar@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Thanks for the reminder, I really must change my bookmarks to this, such a simple change.

      Not viable for the mobile app of course, but even having the browser sorted would be a start.

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Its impossible for me to subscribe to a youtuber because I don’t have (and don’t want) a Youtube account. I understand Youtubers get more visibility with more subscriptions, but I just don’t want to be part of the algorithm. I can close my private browser, and any algorithm infection is wiped clean from my view.