Not lies, because Youtube on android uses something called DroidGuard, while on browser and other platforms, uses something called BotGuard. Their implementation differ, but NewPipe uses DroidGuard and programs like FreeTube and Invidious use BotGuard. So that's probably the reason why NewPipe still works fine.
Don't quote me on that tho. But that's what I know
Bro I'm not going to wait 15 seconds to read that article fucking cloudflare, takes years to complete on a smartphone.