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)

  • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
    4·
    22 hours ago

    sign in to confirm you are not a bot.

    ive been getting the same error, even on regular youtube frontend. it usually goes away after a while.

  • AnAmericanPotato@programming.devEnglish
    55·
    2 days 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·
      18 hours 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
        1·
        4 hours 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
          2·
          3 hours 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.

  • OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml
    4·
    1 day ago

    Their just mad they can’t track you as much. Switch VPN locations it takes sometimes many servers. Fuck them. Network issue.

  • unclad8226@lemmy.ml
    3·
    1 day ago

    If you’re using a VPN try connecting to a server in Albania, I’ve never had issues when connected from there for yt

    • aradgus@lemmy.mlOP
      91·
      2 days 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

  • Geodad@lemm.eeEnglish
    132·
    2 days ago

    I get that when I’m usong a VPN. If I turn ot off, Tubular works agaim.

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    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.