So, starting now, Google started mandating full JS for YT, effectively breaking all third-party clients and locking the site to their official client.

This reeks of DRM.

UPDATE: Installing Deno and installing yt-dlp through PyPi fixes yt-dlp but the very idea that Google is mandating JS to lock down YT in an attempt at pseudo-DRM is still crappy.

UPDATE #2: inv.nadeko.net is working again for now.

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[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have a program for download yt stuff, will that also break being a full program or is it going to have the same flaw?

[–] DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, the lockdown is a YT thing.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Rip my preferred downloader I guess, new version that would update is subscription based.

[–] DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Tartube uses yt-dlp, until Google implements real DRM ala Widevine on YT, which I fully expect them to if they're locking things down this drastically, I mentioned how you can get yt-dlp working again-for now.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I actually doubt it will go that far. They're far more concerned with those precious ad views, and the slowdown from encrypting/decrypting every feed everywhere would almost certainly cause a noticeable downward trend in those ad views.

[–] DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's Google, I wouldn't trust them any further than I can throw their Pixel phones. They straight-up admitted recently to breaking the open web, they'll do anything.

[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know, man. Pixel phones are pretty light, so I bet you could throw one pretty far.

[–] DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a figure of speech to mean you don't trust something or someone's products.

[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago

I'm aware, but usually people use something large and heavy as their example of the thing to be thrown, because they wouldn't be able to throw it far. The short or non-existent throw distance acts as a metaphor for the lack of trust. For example, I wouldn't trust Google farther than I can throw one of their servers. Those clowns are absolutely not to be trusted.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Fair enough. I mean, they'll never not pay attention to whatever moves the money, of course. Brrr! Line most go up! But they're so far up their own asses who really knows why they do what they do. Cause I'm pretty sure the only thing they've figured out is what their own farts smell like!