@stephaniewalter

Point him/her to peertube...

joinpeertube.org/

Yourself: use #Newpipe on Android or #Freetube on Desktop to watch Videos or download them.

Use #yt-dlp to download the whole video including different languages and/or transcriptions.

#avoidgoogle

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A free software to take back control of your videos! With more than 600,000 hosted videos, viewed more than 70 millions times and 150,000 users, PeerTube is the decentralized free software alternative to videos platforms developed by Framasoft

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#Google #Chrome will limit #adblockers starting June 2024
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/google-chrome-will-limit-ad-blockers-starting-june-2024/
And I will keep telling people to #AvoidGoogle, to use #Firefox and other search engines
Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

The "Manifest V3" rollout is back after letting tensions cool for a year.

Ars Technica

#Google #chrome new "IP Protection" will "hide" users' IP addresses

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chromes-new-ip-protection-will-hide-users-ip-addresses/

And giving all your navigation history to Google I would add.
#AvoidGoogle

Google Chrome's new "IP Protection" will hide users' IP addresses

Google is getting ready to test a new "IP Protection" feature for the Chrome browser that enhances users' privacy by masking their IP addresses using proxy servers.

BleepingComputer
@downey #Google already did with #XMPP: first supporting it in #GoogleTalk, then "defederating" other servers then dropping XMPP. A classic example of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish! #AvoidGoogle @janriemer @dma
Google ad for GIMP.org served info-stealing malware via lookalike site

Searching for 'GIMP' on Google as recently as last week would show visitors an ad for 'GIMP.org,' the official website of the well known graphics editor, GNU Image Manipulation Program. But clicking on it drove visitors to a lookalike phishing website that provided them with a 700 MB executable disguised as GIMP which was malware.

BleepingComputer
@TechNews I just avoid #proprietary software as much as possible. Hence I #avoidApple but also #AvoidMicrosoft and #AvoidGoogle