Emilien ("unixfox") Manages to Bring yewtu.be (Big Instance of Invidious) Back
Emilien ("unixfox"), apparently based in "Alpes, France - Wallonia, Belgium", has almost taken the sole lead in Invidious development (or fixes). We're grateful to "unixfox", who has been working more than anybody else this month on making Invidious work again (Invidious is being blocked by Google, so one must bypass restrictions). Latest Git commits:
Seeing that the Web is going down the drain (much of what's left is 'webapps', not Web pages) and Invidious is having a tough time surviving (it's not a 'webapp'), we're glad to see that yewtu.be, which is run by "unixfox", is gradually becoming more available and functional. It's not 100% functional or not functional 100% of the time. But it's a giant improvement. My wife is also very happy that yewtu.be is back online "proper". It has helped her a lot for years.
As noted elsewhere just moments ago, the future of the Web does not look bright, but workarounds exist and Invidious is one of them.
Thanks to Invidious! And thank you, Emilien. Your hard work is being noticed and appreciated. █