Reddit video player is terrible though and linking to it requires you to load their bloated New Reddit web pages. Most of us came here to get away from Reddit.
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JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 4 months agoI think Reddit works? Instagram and Twitter don’t though. I liked the Twitter mirrors for that, since you could hot link their videos, but I think they all got shut down.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I thought if you liked the source in the post it embedded directly, rather than using reddit’s player? I’d agree just a link to the Reddit post wouldn’t be good.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Reddit video links do not open up a raw video file but instead a web page that loads the video/audio file in chunks. If you want a regular video file you have to download it with yt-dlp or similar. I wouldn’t be surprised if some apps include an embed solution, but most Lemmy websites and apps do not include embedding and simply link directly to the external page.
Rolando@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Even if Reddit works at the moment, it might not soon, as they are enshittifying at a very rapid pace.