I have the same problem with libredirect on firefox. It worked great for a long time and then stopped a few months ago. I tried also by configuring the LAN address directly to exclude a dns issue, but no change. The interesting bit is that if I configure another external invidious instance, it works. It looks like the plugin ignores the “custom” instance in the configuration

if I ever make a website again, it will still static with manually coded html. I don’t know js, I can only remember some css. Maybe I’ll put some spinning 3d buttons gifs for fun.

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you fell in his web

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