Recently Freetube, which I mainly use for Youtube stopped working and I had a pleasure to open Youtube link in incognito mode. Adverts popping up on the beginning of every video, in random moments while video was playing and when switching to specific timestamp made me realize how much I should be thankful for adblockers and alternative frontends.

I have found this thread on Endevaour OS forums where the OP looks for viable options: https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/privacy-focused-youtube-workflow/69414/17

Mumble?

FreeTube is one of the last remaining youtube frontends in the game. Piped got nuked, Invidious is still kinda fighting.

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Regarding mobile phone choice you could always go all the way and get dumb phone. :D

Sorry, for bad cross posts, but it seems that I can’t replace the original URL with new link to yewtu.be video and this is why I got 3 crosspots while trying to fix it.

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His “thread” has been featured or popped up to people who doesnt share interests though.

For Mastodon I recommend to follow interesting accounts, set own language, check instances from nearby location.

Still, you were lucky that your colleagues are aware of alternatives and will use it (I hope). I wonder though if people will migrate because of you. Its tough to encourage others to communicate Signal while majority use Messenger or Whatsapp. Their reasoning for that is the most friends and family member are on mainstream solutions.

Signal is an interim solution imo for most people, which I also recommend. Not too extreme, not to “geeky”, which introduces them to alternative app world.

I have imported to other instance and its just fine.