I imagine there would be several YouTube front ends for Linux, but I’m out of the loop as I’ve not had a Linux box in ages. On Android, I use NewPipe and others like Revanced (haven’t tried). You might also want to check out self-hosting comms. Those folks are very knowledgeable about going completely independent.

Spotify is killing the music business and the CEO invests in military tech to kill people. It’s evil. Don’t do it.

Journalists and activists can make good use of top security.

This isn’t as kooky as the title makes it seem. The chip world is so small that it makes sense to maintain friendly relations with competitors for strategic reasons in the future. There’s enough business and rapid development that there doesn’t need to be direct competition even among supposed rivals.