Heads-up for the #PeerTube community, it appears Google has been blocking many tools/IP ranges that try to synchronize with YouTube. At least for the creators on #tilvids this is a massive challenge, because they can no longer sync THEIR content on multiple platforms, requiring them to manually upload to both TILvids AND #youtube We appreciate our creators going the extra mile, and please remember this is why it's so important to support alternative platforms.

https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/6522

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Synchronization from YouTube fails · Issue #6522 · Chocobozzz/PeerTube

Describe the current behavior I have channels synchronized to YouTube channels. I noticed that the synchronizations were not done. So I deleted and added the synchronization again by monitoring wit...

^GitHub

People can be as upset about this as they want, but so long as they continue to watch #YouTube they continue tacitly supporting their user-hostile actions. If you really want to make a difference, stop watching, and tell content creators why. When you can convince them to move to platforms that don't shove ads down your throat every 3 minutes, THAT is when you'll see #Google change their tune.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/youtube-appears-to-be-reducing-video-and-site-performance-for-ad-block-users/

#tech #technology #enshitification #PeerTube #tilvids

YouTube’s ad blocker problems are just an Adblock Plus bug

Latest consensus is that YouTube performance issues seem to be Adblock Plus' fault.

^{Ars Technica}