I rather liked the piped link bot. It was nice to always be presented with an option ๐คท but thats just me
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
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Use the browser extension for redirect. It also lets you choose piped instances
I only use lemmy via mobile. There are tools available for redirecting on android also but its kinda nice to just have a link ๐คท I think it makes privacy more accessible
I'm with you on that one. I use a 3rd party app and it's nice getting that piped link. It uses the in-app browser and I don't have to go through any extra steps
As much as foss is pushed on here (fediverse) I appreciate the accessibility the bot provided until I make change of life approach to alternatives
Great idea actually.
I think the bot is fine in principle. The YouTube web site is fucking terrible and it's nice to introduce people who don't use automatic redirects or 3rd party clients to an alternative.
My problem is that it would offer only piped.video links. We don't know how long the piped.video instance will work, but well that's the case for any instance. Ideally a bot would provide at least two links - piped and invidious, and maybe cycle or randomly choose instances. Perhaps under a spoiler tag.
Of course it's up to community mods to choose, but I think bots like this or the tldr bot provide value even if they can cause that "Reddit moment".
Me personally I just use piped.kavin.rocks or smnz.de
I've seen plenty of people express discontent at the tldr bot around Lemmy. For our community, we never implemented the tldr bot because I think it encourages people to provide their own summary and thoughts in the comments, and also encourages the original poster to take advantage of Lemmy's function of having both a link and a text section by starting the conversation via a submission statement.
I like both the piped bot and the tldr bot for the same reason: I don't need to visit a horribly bloated, ads and scripts ridden web site, which most news sites are. So I take the bot as a really good service. Also consider that without it I'd say most will just read the title and may make conclusions based on that. I'd say that's a bigger advantage than the downsides you mention.
(Yes I use adblocks and stuff. Most news sites are still a drag to visit and difficult to read.)
The bot also chose one specific piped instance
Oh, also, just as a reminder: we don't have a rule about the title of your post must be exactly the same as the article here. Feel free to editorialize it as much as you want.