cobalt (@cobalt.tools)
bsky.app
youtube’s been testing various ways of limiting access, both for downloaders and real users with adblockers most fucked up experiment being forced DRM for ALL videos, even those that are licensed as CC: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12563 feels like it will only get worse from now on 🫠

If rolled out widely, this would make web browsers and third-party YouTube clients without a DRM license unusable for YouTube playback, download, etc. This would include almost all open-source web browsers and almost all third-party YouTube clients. Archive link to reddit post about this

  • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldEnglish
    115·
    8 days ago

    False. Fake news. You’ve just invented that out of nowhere like a desperate trumpet who doesn’t know how to use Google.

    YT has never made a dime unless that’s changed in the last year. YT has always been a loss leader.

    Stop lying to win internet arguments. It’s pathetic and sad.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      8 days ago

      Your info is very outdated, YouTube made billions in profit for years already

    • Don_alForno@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      It doesn’t matter what YouTube makes. They belong to google, and the data they harvest goes to google as well. Their algorithm’s influence on what people see and on their opinions contributes to google’s success and political interests, just as Xitter does for Musk. And by staying “free” to use, they ensure that no competitor will likely rise up and take those benefits from them. If they try to shut out third party apps and browsers, that’s because by forcing people into Chrome they can harvest even more data.