[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.

    • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      222·
      2 hours ago

      What is the alternative name for someone who creates content for a platform?

      • ElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        42·
        2 hours ago

        Well, we start by referring ta work not as “content”, but as what it actually is. Then work from there. For instance, one could ostensibly call Ahoy a filmmaker or a documentary maker.

        • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          1 hour ago

          … Which is a type of content.

          There’s a lot of content that doesn’t fit neatly into a category though, because it was made by someone turning on a camera and making a video without worrying about any commercial concerns. So calling someone like that a creator is a catch all term for anyone making content for a platform.

      • ElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        51·
        1 hour ago

        To answer the “why”, it’s because the word “content” is kinda meaningless. Instead of making films, documentaries, talk shows, reference guides, cartoons… it’s all just this generic “content” slop that’s just there to feed the machine

        • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          2 hours ago

          Showman/woman refers to a pretty specific type of performer, I.E someone who is on stage typically.

          Entertainer isn’t a label I’d necessarily apply to educational content, for example.

            • Tja@programming.devEnglish
              1·
              34 minutes ago

              Yes it’s much better to use

              “comedians/teachers/musicians/educators/entertianers/phonereviewers/sportscommenters/singers/journalists/programmers/documenters/analysts/lawyers/lockpickers/politicians/presenters/trolls”

              … than…

              “content creators”.

            • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              1 hour ago

              What do you have against creators as a label? I don’t really see these difference myself.