YouTube Orders ‘Invidious’ Privacy Software to Shut Down in 7 Days (opens in new tab)

(torrentfreak.com)

30 pointschillycurve2y ago5 comments

5 comments

> May Invidious live and prosper, with, or without us,” the team conclude.

This is a nice sentiment, but AFAIK services like invidious need dedicated devs to keep up with YouTube changes. It won't just keep working without major updates, especially if Google is trying to sabotage it.

smnrg2y ago

“Orders,” or asks? I am unsure whether or not a private company's lawyers can “order” anything to anyone, especially outside their platform, or not hired by them.

tomkarho2y ago

When corporate lawyers are involved, any "ask" should be interpreted to be an order with deliberate threat of major economical repercussions on the side should you fail to comply with the request.

CommanderData2y ago

"Invidious does not use YouTube’s API, and as a result, the project’s developers never agreed to any associated terms of service. "

If the developers never agreed to any TOS why would they be subject to the terms they have stated in the order? How are they allowed to order them in the first place.

aio22y ago

It is open source, my hope is someone will fork the project and continue on it's own.

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