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The only thing that's stopping me from using these Youtube alternative apps is fear of my Google account being banned.

Good news. There is no login. It's not tied to your Google account.

Almost like things were before the big conglomerates.

Google can see that I'm running an app that bypasses their ads while downloading their content, and they know my Google account.

Using NewPipe is just crossing your fingers and hoping they never decide to make use of those two pieces of information.