APIs for content sites must be free

Re:APIs for content sites must be free by lacker on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @01:11PM (#36329081)

Good luck lobbying YouTube to make their API free. I'd love to have a version of the YouTube app that didn't cost me any money and also didn't have ads.

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Re:APIs for content sites must be free by dewey on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @01:17PM (#36329181)

> I'd love to have a version of the YouTube app that didn't cost me any money and also didn't have ads.

If you don't want to pay with money or your attention how are they going to pay for all that traffic end engineering?

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Re:APIs for content sites must be free by thulesgold on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @03:04PM (#36330934)

I think OP was using that ironically as an example of how ridiculous the expectations of the free-API folks are.

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Re:APIs for content sites must be free by satvikpendem on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @01:34PM (#36329453)

I use ReVanced and it does exactly what you ask for, including even more features like SponsorBlock. I can't imagine using the regular YouTube app anymore.

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Re:APIs for content sites must be free by throwaway32908 on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @06:41PM (#36333837)

Funnily enough there is also Reddit ReVanced, but with enough effort Reddit or YouTube could stop them working, so their existence doesn't change the argument about free/open APIs.

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Re:APIs for content sites must be free by dcow on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @01:12PM (#36329101)

Author is not even arguing that, though I agree with you. Horrible title.

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Re:APIs for content sites must be free by edrxty on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @01:15PM (#36329140)

If you're using an open source phone OS (not iOS) Newpipe does exactly that.

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