Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads
by fragmede on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @01:52PM
(#45363734)
Google doesn't capriciously deprecate things in a short amount of time. When they sunset features, there's plenty of warning. They'll tell you that there's a hammer, that it's going to drop on you in 6 months, which is plenty of time for you to get out from under it. Which, I mean, I'd rather there not be a hammer, but it's not like they're gonna announce on a Friday that they're shutting down Google Keep on Monday and I need to wreck my whole weekend in order to save all my notes.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads
by catgirlinspace on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @02:11PM
(#45363965)
The hammer isn't shutting down a service, it refers to your Google account getting banned for a violation or whatever reason they feel like.
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads
by realusername on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @02:20PM
(#45364092)
I'm not afraid of them deprecating Gmail, I'm afraid thar I wake up one day and the account is banned without recourse.