[YouTube] DRM on ALL videos with `tv` (TVHTML5) client · Issue #12563 · yt-dlp/yt-dlp
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We are getting reports of YouTube rolling out an experiment to some accounts where normal videos only have DRM formats available on the tv (TVHTML5) Innertube client.

This is not limited to yt-dlp. Tests have been run with the same account on various official YouTube TV clients (PS3, web browser, apple tv) and they are also only getting DRM formats for videos.

We live in hell-world.

  • 0range@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Yeah, video storage is what prevents corporations from creating YouTube competitors, and it also prevents decentralized users from competing

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      and it also prevents decentralized users from competing

      It doesn’t have to. PT is just using webtorrent. Make a desktop client that links into existing PT instances for discovery and indexing, but have the DHT pull the files right off the person’s home box. Every content creator makes a buddy, they pin each other’s content. Every content creator stores their own stuff + 1 person.