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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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert on these things but I just don't like the idea of web torrent.

I do however, whole heartedly agree that video producers should pay for their own bandwidth, and be supported by users.

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert on these things but I just don't like the idea of web torrent.

How come?

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago

IDK really.

I don't dislike it in a "this is terrible technology and no one should be doing it" kind of a way. Just in a "I feel a bit icky about this" kind of way.

There must be privacy considerations right? Do I really want everyone to know what videos I'm watching?

Also, do I really want my client to be providing n upstream connections grinding away at my battery?

They've probably long since solved this I guess but in the early days firefox wasn't supported ?

I just... don't feel like this is the solution to the cost of delivering content.