• recursive_recursion@piefed.caOP
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    2 days ago

    Good question and thanks for asking!

    As far as I’m currently aware, due to YouTube constantly changing things, YT thumbnails often will not load unless directly linked to the video’s thumbnail (at least here on the Fediverse).

    Because of this, it allows me to link to alternative sources within the post such as Invidious (YT alt ad-free frontend), Peertube, Bandcamp, etc.