This is correct; the most common commit to the youtube-dl repo is fixing the js decoding that YT changes regularly to prevent eaxctly this type of access. Obfu

This is correct; the most common commit to the youtube-dl repo is fixing the js decoding that YT changes regularly to prevent eaxctly this type of access. Obfuscation is clearly an accepted technological approach to security and control, if not always a good or effective one.