This is a summary of the $LUNA situation for those are are crypto-deaf
Links with No Adverts + No Tracking from Google...
@kreyren Invidious links also does the auto-thumbnail reation for any link pasted in the box... so instead of pasting YouTube links please use the same video ID in the Invidious link.
The Invidious URL shows on Mastodon the same as it did with YouTube links :)
If I remember right you're not-so-hot for YouTube BUT WERE USING YT links (for like a lot of things) and at the time it was because of the embedded auto-thumbnails picture mostly... or some other excuse ;)
(was the wrong priority for me)
But now Invidious does it will you ignore this poke and just consider making ALL YouTube links as Invidious instead? Thanks and example (same video ID below)
@freeschool The invidious link you provided failed to provide the embed on my end
@kreyren
this is a test - to see if I or you can see it come up with just a url
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=xL_sMXfzzyA
@freeschool that works, but how do you mitigate the overloading of an instance? I took down snopyta multiple times through my posts which is why i tried to use redirect.invidious.io but that doesn't do embeds
@kreyren
Right now, the achievement of not funnelling people to Google's YouTube is the main win and priority.
Try this also:
YouTube URL Converter to Invidious (No Ads + No Tracking)
http://freeschool.0id.org/youtube-url-converter-no-ads-no-tracking-download-videos/
Massive win by me to pull out the monetary based wins for them.
The $ource of all evils and all that:)...
More reading:
Your point as a sub-consideration I think is a good point.
I usually leave for them to manage which I think they are doing quite well.
Or I do my own version and embarrass myself or embarrass others enough to realise they should have thought about it sooner!!!
http://freeschool.0id.org/youtube-url-converter-no-ads-no-tracking-download-videos/
Usually reasoning is what is the force here... If I have to do something or if I am stealing people's audience they usually suddenly 'have time' and find motivation to what I don't even get answered at all :) As long as it's done.... or else! :]
And people like me / you asking will help that :)
So if we use it enough / ask / show by demand it gets done.
Kudos to all.
I've included @invidious in this message for reference.
Do feel free to ask them also on Mastodon. Generally I see stuff happening after a while - don't ask me how :)
I just know once I've advertised it or even visualised it and people do it enough together, people see reasoning or get it in the end...
Link summary:
https://api.invidious.io/
http://redirect.invidious.io/
@invidious
@freeschool @invidious It's not achievement if it takes down the invidious instance and gives the user negative experience
I advice people to use libredirect instead https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect
