Last two weeks every time I use Piped I am getting error "Sign in to confirm you are not a bot". It happens on every instance and videos work very rarely. It seems like Google enforces you to log in if you try watch lot of videos from one IP. I hope this will not be end of Piped and there will be solution for this problem.
Upd. I got similar problem on Invidious recently
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brownmustardminion@lemmy.ml · 43 pts · 2y
I operate an invidious instance. Google has really cracked down the past two weeks on YouTube front ends. Its extremely frustrating.
Invidious devs are finalizing a workaround so hopefully things will be working again in the next week or two.
BelatedPeacock@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
Seems to be a big crackdown lately. Freetube and Grayjay are the only apps that seem to consistently work.
user_naa@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Grayjay is proprietary, so I don't think it is very good for privacy and freedom
hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 2y
user_naa@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
FreeTube also doesn't work well
Certainly_No_Brit@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
The advantage of FreeTube is that if it doesn't work, it can use an Invidious instance as a fallback.
user_naa@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Invidious doesn't work now lol
OminousOrange@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 2y
I've noticed Invidious instances having trouble recently as well. I'm sure they're not dead though, just need to get the next mouse for the endless cat and mouse game.
Rolando@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
You can usually find an invidious instance if you look through redirect.invidious.io. For example, if I try the servers for https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=aQsWzL7_RiI the 6th one down currently works.
OminousOrange@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y
Yeah I usually just follow the "try another instance" links until one works.
wuphysics87@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Seen the same thing. You have to hop around to get high quality
mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 2y
Same thing I've noticed with invidious instances lately. My clipious on Android is broken more often than not. Freetube still seems solid although I think they each use different apis.
net00@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
IllNess@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 2y
My main fear of running it on my home server is they will block my IP address and my entire household can't use Google products anymore.
Kory@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 2y
Same discussion from 4 days ago with the link to the respective Github issue: https://lemmy.ml/post/18936433
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 2y
NewPipe is broken for me. When I go to try to open the videos in my mobile browser, YouTube gives me the same error. So, YouTube itself is pretty much bricked to me on mobile, since I refuse to register an account.
I'm unsure if the behavior would persist if I disabled my VPN, but fuck that.
Pringles@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Same for me. Started watching youtube videos in firefox with ublock origin, works perfectly fine.
On a side note, Smart Youtube for Android tv still works perfectly fine.
piracysails@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I have had the same issue. For me the last few weeks I keep changing VPN servers due to them being blocked.
GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y
Sometimes you can find an instance that works but you have to go through a lot of them and it may only work for a few minutes or even less. Invidious doesn't work at all for me. I hope they find a workaround because I already started committing a very serious crime against my freedom by visiting youtube.com
lemmyreader@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
Now I've tried almost all of them in the Piped instances list (Several domain name for sale and server not found errors) and only the smnz.de one works for me. :( I am wondering whether a freshly installed self-hosted private Piped video instance will work fine.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
If you're looking for an ad-free client that still works right now; In the 6 years I've been using YouTube (re)vanced on android, I've only had it fail to play videos for 1 single day around 6 months ago. That was fixed within 24hrs.
Not quite the same as a full custom instance/frontend like piped; but it'll do the job while you wait for updates.
Cris16228@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 2y
That's not really privacy friendly, right? I don't exactly know how it patches the apk and what it changes but it doesn't remove trackers. Correct me if I'm wrong
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Ah, I should have double checked the community.... Got here from /all.
No, it's not explicitly privacy friendly. It's mainly focused on a wide variety of optional UX changes, returning several paywalled features like PIP/Background playback, and removing advertising as well as providing sponsor block.
kionite231@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
You could use instance on my VPS it's not blocked yet. However it's http only :/
http://invidious.duckdns.org
user_naa@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Why you can't just issue Let's Encrypt certificate via certbot?
kionite231@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
I don't know configuring cert always feels scary to me even though it's probably not that difficult
user_naa@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I am looking for Piped instance for LibreTube, but this is better than nothing. Than you!
lemmyreader@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
The instances list is not up to date :
https://piped.smnz.de/watch?v=bBhDWTZDH9c
There's probably more working instances.
Plan B : I guess running your own Piped instance and not sharing it with a lot of people could be worth considering.
Personally I'm sticking to https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Yt-dlp#Faster_downloads for the video downloading I do.
user_naa@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Same error on smnz.de
lemmyreader@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Works for me still (Using Tor browser. I'm Europe located).
user_naa@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
In LibreTube doesn't work
lemmyreader@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Indeed. I tried on mobile with LibreTube and with Mull and both fail. And also fails now in Tor browser. The list is getting shorter.
countrypunk@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y
Yup. I've had the same issue with invidious. Hope it'll get fixed soon. Freetube works for now.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2y
It happens once in a while. I would continue moving instances or using over services.
Google is actively attacking so it takes time to come up with a defense. In the end Google is just making us stronger. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger after all.
user_naa@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
It is not IP blacklist by Google. Seems like YouTube can now detect NewPipe extractor.
NahMarcas@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 2y
I dont know if can help but if you search the direct server to a specific instance maybe can jump the problem. For example: lunar.icu instance can work if you search piped.lunar.icu or kavin.rocks instance by piped.kavin.rocks. Sometimes if the instance work can be useful
user_naa@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Frontend doesn't matter. And I am watching videos primarily via LibreTube Android app
illegalflyer@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 2y
I started using grayjay and although it still gets blocked sometimes restarting the app usually works
Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 2y
Same problem here is there any other solutions for iOS?