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Re:YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos by cosmojg on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @10:25AM (#27354973)
> the recent shoot down of ad blockers on the desktop browser

Mobile browsers have been affected as well. uBlock Origin on Firefox for Android has been letting the ads through recently. Fortunately, NewPipe exists, but it depends on youtube-dl so, while it remains free of ads, it's also affected by this change surrounding age-restricted content.

Hopefully people start moving somewhere else within the next few years, maybe PeerTube. Admittedly, YouTube's network effects are disgustingly strong. I wonder what it would take to break them.

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Re:YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos by arkh on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @11:36AM (#27356102)
> I wonder what it would take to break them.

Having Android apps could help with people who use an Android device to watch videos on their TV. And if Google does not authorize these kinds of apps on the playstore I think it is more than time to start on an abuse of dominant position suit.

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Re:YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos by h4waii on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @12:19PM (#27356939)
There's also a fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock support [0], I am hesitant to link it, but I agree that moving off YouTube and centralized networks is the goal.

0. https://github.com/polymorphicshade/NewPipe/

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Re:YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos by app4soft on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @04:04PM (#27360525)
> Fortunately, NewPipe exists, but it depends on youtube-dl so, while it remains free of ads, it's also affected by this change surrounding age-restricted content.

Issue thread is here.[0]

[0] https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/6403

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