yt-dlp or embedded youtube links say “Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot” but for me the whole plan of this operation is that i don’t have to do that.

that’s pretty bad

(edit: it works again, i changed nothing just waited)

  • AnAmericanPotato@programming.devEnglish
    91·
    2 months ago

    This is network-specific. It’s been going on for a few months at least. yt-dlp itself still works without sign-in, if your network is not “suspicious”.

    Always worth making sure you’re updated to the latest version of yt-dlp, but this is probably a network thing.

    • communism@lemmy.ml
      2·
      2 months ago

      yt-dlp hasn’t worked for me for a few months on Mullvad. Using Swiss and Swedish servers but I’ve tried a couple other countries too, same problem.

      • AnAmericanPotato@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I don’t think you can expect any VPN to work without sign-in for very long. Google’s playing whack-a-mole with VPNs.

        I’ve never actually tried signing in with yt-dlp. How easy is it to make a throwaway google account nowadays? Do they require phone verification or something similarly onerous?

        • communism@lemmy.ml
          3·
          2 months ago

          I think yt-dlp allows you to use your browser’s cookies to appear as a signed in user for downloading videos. I never bothered trying that.

          How easy is it to make a throwaway google account nowadays?

          I make throwaway Google accounts semi-frequently, though I don’t remember what they require. If you have a phone number it’s definitely sufficient but I don’t remember if you can make one without a phone number. If they require a phone number you can just buy a cheap sim card (in cash if you care about privacy) and use that. It costs money so if you need hundreds of throwaway accounts maybe not, but if it’s just one for downloading videos then it’s probably NBD, you’d be spending money on the VPN anyway.

    • aradgus@lemmy.mlOP
      01·
      2 months ago

      true, that works for me. but having this moment where all of my default methods did not work was kind of scary. In the end all these methods are only temporary solutions and i think i should find more ways to completely ditch youtube

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 months ago

    I recommend letting content creators about this and suggesting alternatives, e.g. PeerTube instances, Vimeo, etc.

    • Lfrith@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 months ago

      Does grayjay let you block channels on youtube? I’ve been using freetube and pipepipe due to the ability to block channels.

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        I’m still learning the ins and outs of Grayjay, but apparently the answer is yes.

        Next to each video, you get an Options button.

        Under Actions, you get…

        • Share
        • Hide Creator from Home
        • Hide
        • Play Feed as Queue
        • Lfrith@lemmy.ca
          1·
          2 months ago

          It is a great feature for searches with how algorithm can flood results with bigger channels. Unfortunately app doesn’t have sponsorblock which has become a must for me.

    • Mike@lemm.ee
      02·
      2 months ago

      I really want to like grayjay (love Louis and his philosophy), but the perma dark mode kills it for me. I don’t understand how some people enjoy that, it’s so depressing.

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        Huh, well how about that, you’re right, no option for that. Well, it doesn’t bother me anyways, maybe one day they’ll add the option. 🤷‍♂️

        • Mike@lemm.ee
          11·
          2 months ago

          Don’t get me wrong, I have Grayjay installed, and it works flawlessly. Seems to work even better than Tubular which is what I use currently.

          This is my only gripe (well, and the fact that it isn’t open source, but I can live with that), and I really want the project to succeed. I just can’t get past the perma dark mode, but I’ll stay on the lookout for when it releases a light mode, and I’ll start using it then because I really want the project to succeed.

          • over_clox@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            It’s not open source in the full sense of open source, but the source code is available for download. You can do whatever you want with it, the only main catch is that you can’t distribute any modified versions.

  • 68silver@beehaw.org
    01·
    2 months ago

    I use Bravepipe. It is working great. You can also consolidate bitchute and rumble feeds with youtube.