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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 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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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[-] supermurs@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago

Video Lite on iOS works fine.

[-] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

my yt-dlp is on a daily auto-update loop, so I missed this. It's working still. My thanks go to the amazing yt-dlp devs.

[-] oxysis 4 points 2 months ago

uYouPlus is working just fine

[-] codenul@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Currently Freetube hasn't worked the last couple days. Wonder if this is why. Usually its fixed in a few days, so no worries

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Yay for Deno!

[-] crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

I'd love to know the stats of how many people are using the official mobile apps vs third party clients. Surely you're gonna break third party at some point that people just give up on YT.

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