Bring privacy to social media with LibRedirect
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The LibRedirect browser extension redirects YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok, and other services to alternative, privacy-friendly front ends.
In recent years, YouTube has evolved into a platform that offers both entertainment and countless educational and informative videos from all areas of life. Around 3.7 million new clips are added to YouTube every day. Large numbers of general IT and special Linux videos for every level of knowledge are also available on the platform.
But what looks like a great thing on the surface also has its downsides. In addition to the annoying ads, the fact is that YouTube links with your Google account causing an outflow of information that undermines your privacy. If you're wondering what kind of information is easily obtained from your browser, check out websites such as Device Info [1] or Am I Unique [2].
Of course, YouTube is not the only service that disregards privacy. Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, Imgur, Meet, and many other services also use information about you and your behavior online as hard currency. The privacy threat posed by these cloud-based platforms has sparked the development of alternative front ends – redirects that act as generic proxies between the server and your router at home.
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