The private yt-dlp/ffmpeg/python3 webapp I made to download YouTube videos just got 10 threads wider, and YouTube is gonna pay for it
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2026
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For everyone saying they'll leave YT, Google knows there are nine that won't, so they'll keep pushing till they hit the wall where this becomes unprofitable for them.
Personally, if it ever gets to the point that I can't avoid ads on YouTube, I will stop watching, except for the occasional tutorial that I can't find an alternative for--so maybe, a couple of times a year.
I'll check out Nebula if YouTube gets to the point where I can't avoid ads. But, till then, I won't pay for what I can get free, simple as. If it comes to it, and most of the producers are there that I want to see, I will pay, whereas I won't knowingly give Google one cent. I expect, though, if Nebula gets popular enough, they too will start with ads.
I support Iran striking Google offices and datacentres
Hopefully content creators upload to other platforms. I'm loving my media stack between Nebula and Patreon. There are tons of good services out there.
Imagine if we started browsing the web again instead of depending on one company, one app, one algo...