Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by alwayslikethis on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:16PM
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You can save even more time by using SponsorBlock. I believe premium only gives you fake downloading -- you can't take it out of their app (correct me if I'm wrong). In contrast yt-dlp gives you direct access to the files.
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Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by naikrovek on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:36PM
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YouTube premium downloading does store the video in the browser data store I think, yes.
I use yt-dlp for videos I want to keep a copy of, which are few and far between, and I use YT premium's download feature to queue up stuff I want to watch on my phone later when I know I'm going to a poor coverage area.
there's room for both solutions in my world.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by judge2020 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:31PM
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True - With RIAA and such making YT implement something that looks like DRM just to say they have DRM on songs, I don't think YT is ready to actually offer downloading other peoples' videos from their official UI. For those that don't want to mess with yt-dlp, it's easy enough to search "youtube downloader" on Google.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by WheatMillington on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:14PM
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I'm a heavy YouTube user (by my own standards... 2-3 hours a day) and a happy premium subscriber, and I totally agree that sponsorblock is a must-have.