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A simple network sniffer is enough to figure out what sites the app is connecting to, then you can just block them on the router.

If you are using Android, you can do that easily right on your phone with PCAPdroid, it’s on the play store. No root required.

I can’t tell, I have a youtube account.

Workplace policy leading to inherent familiarity with the system.

Plus most people aren’t heavy users or particularly tech-savvy. Installing an OS from scratch is already too much to ask for most.

https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext is the only app you’ll need on a TV. It’s designed for it and fully syncs with your original youtube account.

Direct download: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext/releases/download/latest/smarttube_beta.apk

They have pirated apps? That’s news to me.

It does, but you need to manually open the https website, they don’t automatically forward your request.

Nah they do a good job. They are having intrusive popups asking you to subscribe to their paid tier for scheduled searches and real time protection, but if you know what you want/need, the free version is alright.