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Google just broke all third-party YT clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required. (github.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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So, starting now, Google started mandating full JS for YT, effectively breaking all third-party clients and locking the site to their official client.

This reeks of DRM.

UPDATE: Installing Deno and installing yt-dlp through PyPi fixes yt-dlp but the very idea that Google is mandating JS to lock down YT in an attempt at pseudo-DRM is still crappy.

UPDATE #2: inv.nadeko.net is working again for now.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

You're probably right, but I'm not sure what the grift IS. Presumably they'll start rolling out ads at some point?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They’re still running on VC money so it’ll be a while. My guess: ads, selling user data, AI training on user behaviours, limiting what content is suitable (getting rid of NSFW), promoting corporate brands (so algorithmic advertising) and adding crypto in one way or another. And all the other tricks that older platforms have been doing.

    And probably burying the thought of distributed protocol, hoping people will stop talking about it.

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