I like YT-DL but I'm amazed it still works. Google pushes use of widevine for netflix/etc to try to around this issue. I know there's a difference b/w 'premium'

I like YT-DL but I'm amazed it still works. Google pushes use of widevine for netflix/etc to try to around this issue. I know there's a difference b/w 'premium' netflix content where it's only professionals vs youtube where it's semi-ad-supported, but they could just pull the widevine switch on principle if they got serious