This is not about privacy I guess, but I am really uncertain.

Lots of Youtubers also have Peertube channels. Newpipe on Android can play those too, so I always watch the Peertube “mirrors”.

But what is best from multiple points? Privacy, efficiency, saving data resources from nice people?

There are some Invidious instances embedding “googlevideo” javascript, I think those are not proxies and I dont suck their resources that much. The same goes for Newpipe and Freetube, which watch the videos locally, unless they break, they are best.

But then, Peertube on Newpipe? I guess its nice for reliability, anticensorship and “freedom”. But it sucks resources from nice people, and I already have a VPN.

On the other hand, is peertube better than Invidious proxy? I think I suck resources from both, maybe its better to use Peertube here, as they dont get blacklisted, so their servers just have higher usage.

And points? I am curious.

  • Joe BidetA
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    1 year ago

    Am afraid that using invidious, newpipe or any other youtube “viewer” is actually giving the videos their view count, and therefore making you “vote” in the recommendation algorithm that is at the heart of so much bias… can anyone confirm or infirm that?