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Google just broke all third-party YT clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required. (github.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.org/post/1872634

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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[–] mrpollo@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

Yt-dlp worked for me 3 hours ago

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

huh well seems like i should go on a yt-dlp binge on the wcw vault just in case for archival and historical purposes of course

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (9 children)

This reeks of same shit different day or at least different month. Last time if I recall you had to include a valid cookie with yt-dlp.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Someone please find the Steins;Gate Wordline, I'm not really enjoying the worldline convergence, everything is turning to shit.

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[–] cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Newpipe still working for me now?

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Lies. Both YT ReVanced and SmartTubeNext have been working perfectly all day today.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

NewPipe as well, without any update either.

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[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

YT Revanced is not a 3rd party client. It (and all vanced patches) work by taking the original app and patching the code directly, often simply to bypass sections of it entirely.

Let's take background playback for example, the app has that functionality but it checks if the user has a premium subscription or not before allowing it. Revanced simply removes that check by jumping over the code and always returning true.

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 47 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Revanced is working just fine.

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[–] communism@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Yeah have been using https://inv.nadeko.net/ as FreeTube broke for me. Unfortunately there seems to be some kind of bandwidth throttling as I'm getting 720p videos only (my internet is fine for 1080p and I was getting 1080p on FreeTube).

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[–] Superorbit@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 days ago

Newpipe is working for me. For now...

[–] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Grayjay still seems to work.

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