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submitted 1 year ago by negativenull@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Most servers are not able to access the Google API.

Invidious report of the same(ish) problem: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4045#issuecomment-1674373088

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[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No. They all have to connect via an API that ultimately Google controls and monitors. Unfortunately decentralized or not, they all tap into the same well.

But in any case, the extensions can’t be spotted by YT, so that’s why they have the best chance of co existing (or not easily).

this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023
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