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tester756
5y ago
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Let's dont act as if the whole world was trying to fight against ytdl.
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dleslie
5y ago
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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.
trickstra
5y 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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