{"id":437460,"date":"2022-03-15T11:37:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T09:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=437460"},"modified":"2022-03-15T11:41:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T09:41:29","slug":"google-slaps-youtube-vanced-with-cease-and-desist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/437460-google-slaps-youtube-vanced-with-cease-and-desist.html","title":{"rendered":"Google slaps YouTube Vanced with cease and desist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube Vanced is discontinuing its modified version of YouTube\u2019s official Android app that allows adblocking and background playback, the project has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YTVanced\/status\/1503052250268286980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1503052250268286980%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2022%2F3%2F13%2F22975890%2Fyoutube-vanced-app-discontinued-shutting-down-legal-reasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/13\/22975890\/youtube-vanced-app-discontinued-shutting-down-legal-reasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Verge<\/strong><\/a>, Vanced developers said they received a cease and desist letter from Google, forcing them to stop the app\u2019s distribution and development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Vance enables features Google charges for with YouTube Premium subscriptions, it\u2019s not difficult to see why Google would crack down on such an app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ArsTechnica <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2022\/03\/google-shuts-down-youtube-vanced-a-popular-ad-blocking-android-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong> that YouTube Vanced\u2019s developers created their app around five years ago by decompiling the official YouTube app, adding additional features, and releasing their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/YTVanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">code<\/a><\/strong> online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The developers included popular user-requested features, like removing pre-roll and mid-roll ads, background playback, and a re-enabled dislike counter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanced\u2019s developers stated that if you already have the app installed, it will continue to function \u201cuntil they become outdated in 2 years or so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanced\u2019s discontinuation is Google\u2019s latest effort to stop third-party apps from blocking ads and providing other features YouTube charges for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, YouTube succeeded in shutting down two of Discord\u2019s most popular music bots, Rhythm and Groovy, only weeks before launching ad-supported YouTube Music integration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some alternatives to YouTube Vanced remain available, such as NewPipe, SkyTube, and LibreTube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube Vanced has removed all download links from its official site and replaced them with referrals to use the Brave web browser or Adguard.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/437410-facebook-to-be-prosecuted-in-south-africa-for-abusing-its-dominance.html\">Facebook to be prosecuted in South Africa for abusing its 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