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FreeTube on desktop, NewPipe on droid!
Firefox and ublock on desktop works just as well.
I would disagree, you’re still directly communicating with YouTube servers without a proxy in-between. Invidious or Piped are the proxies you need, they let you blend in with the other users of their services making data-collection on YouTube’s part difficult.
We need to make feeding the algorithm as difficult as possible.
Smarttube on Android TV OS
SmartTube on streaming devices!
Grayjay on desktop
Grayjay on Android