Comment on MPV: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Media Solution You're Probably Sleeping On
solrize@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Looks cool, but it sounds like yt-dlp may be about to break? Someone posted a screen shot of youtube.com with a recaptcha on the screen. If that can’t be bypassed, it was just a matter of time.
Every alternative youtube frontend that doesn’t use its API is always about to break because that’s the game youtube has been playing for years.
However, if it has enough users and contributors, it always gets fixed promptly. yt-dlp has enough users and contributors.
mudkip@lemdro.id 1 week ago
I bet the yt-dlp team will find a solution very quickly. I mean, YouTube still can’t bypass uBlock without it being patched hours later
solrize@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Youtube up til now has resisted using something as brutal as an on-screen recaptcha, because of the friction that creates for regular users. If they’ve finally gone that route, it seems difficult to fix with simple automation.