How to help out in the Youtube Boycott
Thank you to @tomboyjessie13 for helping me understand how to boycott Youtube! Your comments were super helpful! Thank you for making me aware of Pandora as well!
This is also an addition to @gentleman-velvet's boycott plan.
Use youtube alternatives:
There are many youtube alternatives that you can use for a variety of purposes. Two examples are:
Internet Archive - good for educational videos and books that are either free or very cheap. It's also good for forgoing Google Books because of its of wide selection.
Pandora - fantastic for music, finding podcasts, and comedians. There are a lot of music artists on there. Overall, it's a good site for finding people to listen to.
Here is an article that provides a list of alternatives with their pros and cons, alongside their prices (if they have any).
DO NOT USE A FRONT END YOUTUBE APPLICATION
Front enders like Freetube and Piped (including New Piped), are sites that are good for preventing Google from tracking you, but they still provide YouTube with traffic.
They are wonderful for preserving your privacy, but they are not good for a boycott.
To properly boycott YouTube, use the alternative sites like the ones listed that are completely separate and do not provide it with activity!
At first, you may not think there is a way to do that, but there are several sites dedicated to allowing you to download them. The post I made on this is far more comprehensive.
Use Video Download Helper or a website like Yt1z to download as many videos as you can, so that you can watch these privately without giving YouTube any kind of data. (Remember, empty discs, USBs, and external hardrives still exist for storage.)
If you are using youtube for paid content, consider either alternative routes (such as netflix, hulu or whatever streaming services there are) or piracy.
If buying ain't owning, then piracy sure as hell ain't stealing. It has the same effect that not using youtube has, with the addition that you aren't giving the site money.
Be careful with piracy, they are trying to crack down on it and there may be unsafe sites that could compromise your security.
Use Pirate Bay with an alternative browser like Tor or a privacy based one like DuckDuckGo. I generally recommend using the Tor browser because your privacy is way more assured.
For legal reasons, I strongly suggest that you use alterative streaming sites that aren't YouTube but still don't involve piracy. (wink wink)
ANNOY THE HELL OUTTA YOUTUBE
Contact youtube via their email and phone number. Blow up their email and phone lines.
This site lists all the ways to contact them via the phone, letter or fax.
You can also email them at:
And you can get their attention on social media sites like Twitter (not calling X).
Do not let up on contacting them until they repeal this decision.
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