362

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

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

56 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 10 months ago

Thank you! Ffs, I was just sitting here thinking, I am not paying ticketmaster a damn dime, even if I have to miss my childhood heroes before they die. People whore themselves out and it fucks all of society constantly. Can't watch videos because of content monopoly, can't see a concert without getting fucked on exorbitant fees, can't go to the hospital because holy fuck, can't go to school without crippling debt, can't watch TV without supporting terrorists, etc. Like bloody hell the corpos have monopolized and ruined everything. They can go to hell. I'll play my shitty guitar, sing to myself, do home surgery, and go outside or stare at a wall. Fuck this shit!

[-] DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 20 points 10 months ago

You still have alternative platforms to Big Tech though, PeerTube and Odysee like have been mentioned umpteen times in this thread and on Lemmy at large, and not to mention Lemmy itself, and Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Bsky among others.

[-] 0xtero@beehaw.org 24 points 10 months ago

Bsky is just another VC financed grift though.

[-] NKBTN@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

You're probably right, but I'm not sure what the grift IS. Presumably they'll start rolling out ads at some point?

[-] 0xtero@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago

They’re still running on VC money so it’ll be a while. My guess: ads, selling user data, AI training on user behaviours, limiting what content is suitable (getting rid of NSFW), promoting corporate brands (so algorithmic advertising) and adding crypto in one way or another. And all the other tricks that older platforms have been doing.

And probably burying the thought of distributed protocol, hoping people will stop talking about it.

[-] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 1 points 10 months ago

ATProto's dual-licensed under MIT and Apache so it's not like it'll be easy to get rid of.

[-] 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

I whore myself out and pay for the family plan, but I have a good reason.

My dad watches YT almost exclusively so I told him if he shared his password with me I can add him to my plan so he doesn’t see any ads. He fell for it. Now I login into his account ever so often and mark “not interested” on any red pill bullshit I see. It seems to be working.

this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2025

362 points (100.0% liked)

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

70176 readers

99 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others

Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

We heartily recommend visiting the free port of freemediaheckyeah (aka FMHY) while you sail the high seas, for all the freshest links the ocean has to offer.