I agree, but most Invidious instances are currently broken, Grayjay isn't really FOSS and youtube-dl/yt-dlp aren't really great for watching videos, they're better for archiving them.
Except the ads on porn sites are easier to block than YouTube's intrusive garbage. A simple DNS filter should be enough for most porn ads, whereas YouTube requires more complex blocking techniques.
You can use the Universal Android Debloater, it's a simple graphical application that does all the heavy lifting for you.
You can use Njalla to register domains anonymously. They offer anonymous crypto currency payments with currencies like Monero. The company was created by one of the founders of The Pirate Bay. They're also on Mastodon: https://njalla.social/@njalla
It's back up now
A great article by The Citizen Lab about Intellexa, Cytrox and spyware mercenaries in general: https://citizenlab.ca/2021/12/pegasus-vs-predator-dissidents-doubly-infected-iphone-reveals-cytrox-mercenary-spyware/
Hell yeah, now do the same with their EU-based subsidiary Cytrox
What's currently (2024) the best self-hosted alternative for a Facebook Wall type of user experence?
Now read your own comment and reconsider if it actually made sense to post this
You can try this one https://github.com/iBicha/playlet