Why hackers moved from YouTube to Invidious
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from using YouTube to invidious mainly because they don't support shorts and blocked YouTube on the DNS level”SamDc73, 2026-02-15original comment ↗
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YouTube vs Invidious
| YouTube | Invidious | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 7 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 2 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of YouTube
“YouTube has two choices - it can maintain its' iron grip over the UI and the algorithm, and with that alienate content creators and viewers, who no longer are able to…”read full quote
“YouTube has two choices - it can maintain its' iron grip over the UI and the algorithm, and with that alienate content creators and viewers, who no longer are able to remain connected with each other effectively via YouTube.”
“I always wanted an alternative to Youtube to play in the background while I work, so I built this quite simple player and randomizer for the Archive.”vorniches, 2026-09-18original comment ↗
“If they don't get monetized (maybe for speaking normal English instead of saying "unalive" and "to grape"), then someone else doesn't make a lot of money”customguy, 2026-07-03original comment ↗
“Clearly the solution is to create an alternative to Youtube.”anon-3988, 2026-06-15original comment ↗
“YouTube is becoming clickbait slop.”deadbabe, 2026-06-14original comment ↗
Praise for Invidious
No further praise for Invidious captured yet.