74 () posted 166 days ago by KnightOfTheRealm1152 166 days ago by KnightOfTheRealm1152 +74 / -0 63 comments share 63 comments share save hide report block hide replies
It gets worse.
Recently, YouTube started tests which now mandates signing in to view videos. Verifiable phone numbers are required for accounts.
https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/551
While the YouTube video downloaders are finding ways round it, it is a game of whack-a-mole. I wonder if another round of nudging people toward Premium (with ads) is about to begin?
This probably explains why many mirror instances like Invidious and Piped haven't been able to load videos recently.