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)
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.
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.
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?
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.
Hi, your IP is banned. lol
- inv.nadeko.net admin
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I’m watching Freetube right now, still working. v0.23.3
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Lately I’ve been using grayjay, going fine
Yep, found it about a year ago and never looked back. Its actually funded by futo which i think is owned by Yahoo. Hopefully it stays around for a while.
Grayjay…
Does grayjay let you block channels on youtube? I’ve been using freetube and pipepipe due to the ability to block channels.
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
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.
GrayJay has had sponsorblock for awhile now.
Where is it located? I type sponsor into field after clicking settings and it didn’t come up and tried scrolling through settings to find it.
sources > youtube
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.
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. 🤷♂️
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.
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.
I just tried Newpipe to double check, it works fine for me
I’m using an VPN and i get that daily. After switching Servers and rebboting the app it works
“Allo, IT? Have you tried turning it off and on again?” ;)
yt-dlp -U ?
Switching around vpn server works. It helps if you use servers nobody else uses
If you’re using a VPN try connecting to a server in Albania, I’ve never had issues when connected from there for yt
Their just mad they can’t track you as much. Switch VPN locations it takes sometimes many servers. Fuck them. Network issue.
Haven’t checked today since I woke up and went to work. But the post is 14 hours old, which means when it was posted I was happily watching some Red Letter Media on Freetube last night. So working fine for me (then at least). Will check when I’m home.
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Newpipe works for me, though im not using the release version. Edit2: nvrmind just had to wipe meta data cache and it works again.
