I like having a YouTube account because it keeps track of which videos I’ve watched across devices. I’m not thrilled at Google knowing that information, of course, but I hate that every single privacy-conscious YouTube alternative fails to provide for that use-case.
Why don’t you just use a youtube player that filters the ads out? Seems like extra steps.
uBlock Origin on Firefox
I am partial to freetube on the desktop. I can make a list of channels without actually subscribing or having a YouTube account.
I like having a YouTube account because it keeps track of which videos I’ve watched across devices. I’m not thrilled at Google knowing that information, of course, but I hate that every single privacy-conscious YouTube alternative fails to provide for that use-case.