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<title>What's Wrong with YouTube
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
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<h2>What's Wrong with YouTube</h2>
(削除) <p>Please
cite <a href="http://audio-video.gnu.org/">audio-video.gnu.org</a> as
the site for videos of my speeches — not YouTube.</p>
<p>There are two problems with YouTube as a place to post
videos or refer to videos.</p>
<ul>
<li>Normal (削除ここまで)
(追記) <div class="thin"></div>
<dl>
<dt>Normal (追記ここまで) use of YouTube involves (削除) use of nonfree software.
 <ul>
 <li>In the HTML5 mode, it involves (削除ここまで) running (追記) nonfree software.</dt>
<dd>
<p>The YouTube video player is (追記ここまで) a
<a href="/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">nonfree JavaScript
program</a>. (削除) For some videos, it (削除ここまで) (追記) Some videos (追記ここまで) also (削除) requires (削除ここまで) (追記) require (追記ここまで) the nonfree Adobe DRM software
that has been incorporated into proprietary browsers and Firefox, but
not into the GNU (削除) browsers (削除ここまで) (追記) browsers, (追記ここまで) including
<a (削除) href="/software/icecat">IceCat</a>.</li>
 <li>In the (deprecated) non-HTML5 mode, it involves use of Flash
 Player, which is nonfree. It even tells users (削除ここまで) (追記) href="/software/icecat">IceCat</a>.</p>
<p id="free-access">However, there are ways (追記ここまで) to (削除) install Flash
 Player.</li>
 </ul>
</li>
<li>Without the nonfree software, you can't even see the (削除ここまで) (追記) watch (追記ここまで) YouTube
(削除) pages. Nowadays, (削除ここまで) (追記) videos (追記ここまで)
without running (削除) the (削除ここまで) (追記) any (追記ここまで) nonfree (追記) software:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><em><a href="https://invidious.io/">Invidious</a> intermediary
sites</em>. Some of them allow visits via Tor, or even have an onion
URL. As of 2025, the instances that are listed in the Invidious
documentation try to keep AI crawlers away with a (追記ここまで) JavaScript (削除) code, (削除ここまで) (追記) CAPTCHA
program. This program is free, but we recommend enabling (追記ここまで) the (削除) browser window appears blank.</li>
<li>YouTube (削除ここまで) (追記) LibreJS
add-on as a matter of precaution, should they use a nonfree program in
the future.</p></li>
<li><p><em>The free <a href="http://sebaro.pro/viewtube/">ViewTube</a>
add-on</em>, which permits direct access to videos on YouTube in
various browsers. It is preinstalled in GNU IceCat, and you can load
it into Firefox. But youtube.com is likely to block this means of
access if you come via Tor.</p></li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>YouTube (追記ここまで) tries to stop people from downloading (削除) copies.
 The (削除ここまで) (追記) copies.</dt>
<dd>
<p>The (追記ここまで) nonfree JavaScript code (削除) for some videos (削除ここまで) does not allow
 (削除) the browser (削除ここまで) (追記) browsers (追記ここまで) to save a (削除) copy. (削除ここまで) (追記) copy,
even when the video is under a license that allows redistribution. (追記ここまで)
This is a form of (削除) DRM.
</li>
<li>There (削除ここまで) (追記) DRM that can't even pretend to “enforce
copyright.”</p>
<p>As for the mobile app, which (追記ここまで) is (削除) a free
program, (削除ここまで) (追記) nonfree as well, it graciously (追記ここまで)
<a (削除) href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/ytdl">ytdl</a>, (削除ここまで) (追記) href="https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7381437">lets
paying Premium users store videos for up to 30 days</a>, after (追記ここまで) which
(追記) it deletes those copies. These are stored with DRM, meaning
they (追記ここまで) can (削除) download (削除ここまで) (追記) only be played inside (追記ここまで) the (削除) video for (削除ここまで) (追記) app, and cannot be
played from external software or transferred to an external device.</p>
<p>However, (追記ここまで) some (削除) YouTube pages, but there
is no complete (削除ここまで) free (削除) software solution for access (削除ここまで) (追記) programs bypass this block:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><em><a href="https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases">
yt-dlp</a></em>, which (追記ここまで) in (追記) spite of being hosted on GitHub can be
downloaded with (追記ここまで) a (削除) browser. (削除ここまで) (追記) browser without running JavaScript. It can also be
downloaded from the command line. For example:</p>
<p class="emph-box"><kbd>$ curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.05.22/yt-dlp_linux -o yt-dlp</kbd></p> (追記ここまで)
</li>
(追記) <li><p>The <em>ViewTube</em> add-on.</p></li> (追記ここまで)
</ul>
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<p>The free software community has made progress in overcoming these
problems. It is getting easier to (削除ここまで)
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<dt>Free/libre (追記ここまで) access (削除) YouTube (削除ここまで) (追記) methods may not work in the future.</dt>
<dd>
<p>As a result of the <a href="#free-access">access methods</a> above,
posting (追記ここまで) videos (削除) (except those
with DRM) without running nonfree software. Indeed, (削除ここまで) (追記) on YouTube does not currently put them off limits to (追記ここまで) the (削除) HTML5 Video
Everywhere (削除ここまで)
(追記) free world. That is good, and we hope it lasts, but we cannot count on
them to keep working. The ViewTube (追記ここまで) add-on (削除) for Firefox (included (削除ここまで) (追記) broke once (追記ここまで) in (削除) IceCat) takes care (削除ここまで) (追記) 2019 because (追記ここまで)
of (削除) this,
though it occasionally breaks temporarily when sites (削除ここまで) (追記) some (追記ここまで) change (削除) their
undocumented APIs.</p>
<p>However, most users (削除ここまで) (追記) in YouTube. That time, a corrected add-on was released
after a few weeks. Next time, who knows? Thus, posting on YouTube is
a fragile solution unless/until Google commits to supporting libre
access.</p>
<p>If nevertheless you do post a video on YouTube, please (追記ここまで) don't use (削除) such methods, so putting (削除ここまで)
(追記) the host name youtube.com (or its aliases) to refer to it. Instead,
refer to one of the Invidious intermediary sites that accepts visits
via Tor (test it!). That is fail-safe: if anything breaks, your link
will fail, rather than lead people to run nonfree software.</p>
<p>To post (追記ここまで) a video (追記) without requiring nonfree software to view it,
you can place the video as an Ogg Theora or WebM file (追記ここまで) on
(削除) YouTube usually leads (削除ここまで) (追記) an ordinary
web site. If you are concerned there will be a lot of download traffic,
you can seed a torrent and suggest (追記ここまで) people (追記) download through that.</p>
<p>Another way (追記ここまで) to (削除) watch it (削除ここまで) (追記) publish videos on the web using free software is
<a href="https://mediagoblin.org">GNU MediaGoblin</a>. Ideally
you will set up <a href="https://docs.mediagoblin.org/en/master/">your
own server</a>, or run one for your family and friends. You may also
be able to post on public servers that are run (追記ここまで) by (削除) running nonfree
software.</p>
--> (削除ここまで) (追記) some organizations
for specific purposes. For example, <a
href="https://media.libreplanet.org">the FSF's MediaGoblin instance</a>
hosts media from the yearly LibrePlanet conference and other events.</p>
<p class="announcement">Please
<a href="https://wiki.mediagoblin.org/HackingHowto">
contribute to GNU MediaGoblin</a> if you can.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
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<p>One thing about YouTube that is <em>not</em> a moral strike against
it is nonfree software on YouTube (削除) servers — if (削除ここまで) (追記) servers—if (追記ここまで) there is any. We
as possible users of YouTube can't tell whether the servers run any
nonfree software, because that has no effect on (削除) us — therefore (削除ここまで) (追記) us—therefore (追記ここまで)
it doesn't do (追記) any (追記ここまで) wrong to us.</p>
<p>If there are any nonfree programs running on YouTube servers, they
mistreat Google by denying Google control of that aspect of its
computing. We hope that Google will reclaim its freedom by ceasing to
use those nonfree programs, if any. But those programs do not mistreat
the <em>users</em> of YouTube, so they are not a reason to refuse
to <em>use</em> that service.</p>
(削除) <hr/>
<p>Dailymotion and Vimeo have the same problem as YouTube's HTML5
option: viewing their videos in (削除ここまで)
(追記) <p>It is also possible that all (追記ここまで) the (削除) normal way requires nonfree
JavaScript code. Archive.org at least permits viewing most videos
without you're having to run any nonfree (削除ここまで) software (削除) to see them.</p>
<hr/>
<p>To post a video without requiring nonfree software to view it,
you can place the video as an Ogg Theora or WebM file on an ordinary web site.
If you are concerned there will be a lot of download traffic, you
can seed a torrent and suggest people download through that.</p>
<p>Another way to publish videos (削除ここまで) (追記) running (追記ここまで) on (削除) the web using (削除ここまで) (追記) YouTube
servers is free—either published (追記ここまで) free software (削除) is
<a href="http://mediagoblin.org/">GNU MediaGoblin</a>. Ideally
you will set up
<a href="http://docs.mediagoblin.org/">your own server</a>, (削除ここまで) or (削除) run
one for your family and friends, but you can also post on
<a href="https://wiki.mediagoblin.org/Live_instances">public
servers</a>.</p>
<p>Please
<a href="https://wiki.mediagoblin.org/HackingHowto">contribute to
GNU MediaGoblin</a> if you can.</p> (削除ここまで) (追記) private
unreleased free software.</p>
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