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It's not just about ytdl; this policy will ban all headless browsers, text-based browsers, and browsers with automation tools.
by dleslie 6y ago
It's not just about ytdl; this policy will ban all headless browsers, text-based browsers, and browsers with automation tools.
- trickstra 6y agoAnd it's also ineffective, because any full GUI browser can be automated with extensions or userscripts, so banning useragents or non-javascript browsers won't actually prevent automates sign-ins.