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0 pointstester7565y ago0 comments

Let's dont act as if the whole world was trying to fight against ytdl.

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It's not just about ytdl; this policy will ban all headless browsers, text-based browsers, and browsers with automation tools.

trickstra5y ago

And it's also ineffective, because any full GUI browser can be automated with extensions or userscripts, so banning useragents or non-javascript browsers won't actually prevent automates sign-ins.

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0 pointstester7565y ago0 comments

Let's dont act as if the whole world was trying to fight against ytdl.

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dleslie5y ago

It's not just about ytdl; this policy will ban all headless browsers, text-based browsers, and browsers with automation tools.

trickstra5y ago

And it's also ineffective, because any full GUI browser can be automated with extensions or userscripts, so banning useragents or non-javascript browsers won't actually prevent automates sign-ins.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse