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good luck with that one they can't even figure out how to block yt-dl
by blibble 3y ago
good luck with that one
they can't even figure out how to block yt-dl
- josephcsible 3y agoCan't figure out how to, or just haven't bothered to?
- whateveracct 3y agoWorst case, yt-dlp will "pretend to watch the ad." Slower, sure. But I will happily decouple the downloading from the watching to avoid ads.
- Postosuchus 3y agoTIL. Thank you!
- whateveracct 3y agooh sorry - I meant in theory (unless it does do this - in which case, cool!)
- meowface 3y agoThey probably could block yt-dl (or at least create an annoying cat-and-mouse game for them) if they really wanted to. They probably just don't care enough, or figure there are enough positive benefits to allowing it. Some people (including other content creators) will always have a legitimate need to download YouTube videos.