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It can't download the video in the same sense that I can't expect to point YouTube-dl at a Netflix URL and have it download that. You need to login.

h0nd 5y ago
Login alone does not help for age restricted videos. First step towards automatically stop using youtube. It their choice really.
- stefan_ 5y ago
  Yes, I should have added and verified your age. But none of that is a youtube-dl matter, there is no magic video download link hidden in the page source.
  - jupp0r 5y ago
    Of course this is a youtube-dl matter. It could easily circumvent this by pretending to embed the video.
    - DoingIsLearning 5y ago
      No I've also had age restricted embedded links throw an error with something like "this video cannot be played here" and linking to non embedded player link.
    - gruez 5y ago
      >It could easily circumvent this by pretending to embed the video. It doesn't work. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27354599 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27354599
      - jupp0r 5y ago
        It doesn't work anymore. It did when I wrote the above comment. Thanks for downvoting.
- dividedbyzero 5y ago
  You believe an appreciable number of people will stop using Youtube over this?
  - malka 5y ago
    people wont complain imo, but a few will be lazy enough to not send their ID or put their card info
  - guerrilla 5y ago
    If they have to give over their CC number (which some people are reporting) maybe a significant numner will stop watching age restricted videos.
  - Milner08 5y ago
    My issue is there is no alternative. I dont want to stop watching or hurt particular creators (not that one person would make much difference, but I enjoy their content) and Youtube is the only option. Even supporting them on Patreon the videos they share are still hosted on youtube... what am I to do about that? For a few (LTT for example has Floatplane) there are alternatives, but there is no app for it to allow me to cast to the TV... so either way I am screwed. The world desperately needs a YouTube competitor. I would be quite happy with a service like Floatplane where I can pick which creators to support, so long as there is a sort of 'preview tier' to help discover new creators which is add based and maybe even time limited.
    - throwaway3699 5y ago
      The economics of it are not good. An ad-supported YouTube competitor won't be able to survive if early adopter ("techie" types) are all using adblockers.
  - ttt0 5y ago
    I don't know how many, but I certainly will.
  - stjohnswarts 5y ago
    I would be willing to bet far less than 1%

h0nd 5y ago

Login alone does not help for age restricted videos. First step towards automatically stop using youtube. It their choice really.

stefan_ 5y ago
Yes, I should have added and verified your age. But none of that is a youtube-dl matter, there is no magic video download link hidden in the page source.
- jupp0r 5y ago
  Of course this is a youtube-dl matter. It could easily circumvent this by pretending to embed the video.
  - DoingIsLearning 5y ago
    No I've also had age restricted embedded links throw an error with something like "this video cannot be played here" and linking to non embedded player link.
  - gruez 5y ago
    >It could easily circumvent this by pretending to embed the video. It doesn't work. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27354599 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27354599
    - jupp0r 5y ago
      It doesn't work anymore. It did when I wrote the above comment. Thanks for downvoting.
dividedbyzero 5y ago
You believe an appreciable number of people will stop using Youtube over this?
- malka 5y ago
  people wont complain imo, but a few will be lazy enough to not send their ID or put their card info
- guerrilla 5y ago
  If they have to give over their CC number (which some people are reporting) maybe a significant numner will stop watching age restricted videos.
- Milner08 5y ago
  My issue is there is no alternative. I dont want to stop watching or hurt particular creators (not that one person would make much difference, but I enjoy their content) and Youtube is the only option. Even supporting them on Patreon the videos they share are still hosted on youtube... what am I to do about that? For a few (LTT for example has Floatplane) there are alternatives, but there is no app for it to allow me to cast to the TV... so either way I am screwed. The world desperately needs a YouTube competitor. I would be quite happy with a service like Floatplane where I can pick which creators to support, so long as there is a sort of 'preview tier' to help discover new creators which is add based and maybe even time limited.
  - throwaway3699 5y ago
    The economics of it are not good. An ad-supported YouTube competitor won't be able to survive if early adopter ("techie" types) are all using adblockers.
- ttt0 5y ago
  I don't know how many, but I certainly will.
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  I would be willing to bet far less than 1%