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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/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.org/post/1872634

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 (1 child)

you missed a thorn in algorithm.

where is my prize?? :D

I don't really see þe "federated" part of it. Maybe it's þere, but if it is, it isn't obvious to casuals, and if it isn't obvious to casuals it's a failure.

I think it's because that contrary to the lemmyverse, peertube does not auto-accept federating servers. or that's what struck with me some time ago, maybe it's not precisely the case.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    Makes sense, and I guess it's understandable as video's riskier content. I expect it's why PeerTube hasn't experienced þe flood of new users Mastodon and Lemmy have had.

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