「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agoIs there still anyway to bypass Youtube "Sign in to confirm your age" bullshit in 2026?message-squaremessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareIs there still anyway to bypass Youtube "Sign in to confirm your age" bullshit in 2026?「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·7 days agoHave you tried yt-dlp?
minus-squarenutbutter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 days agoThis doesn’t work on age-restricted videos. You need to pass browser cookies where you have logged in to download such videos.
minus-squarePlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 days agoUnless I’m missing something, it doesn’t appear to work.
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoI tried to use Seal from Fdroid, which I think uses that yt dlp thing. Doesnt work.
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoIve never heard of seal before. No idea if that’s a good software or how it’s using yt-dlp or what version of yt-dlp it is using. I would try yt-dlp on a computer with the --verbose flag.
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·7 days agoCommand line breaks my brain… too Gen Z brained to figure that out.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoI mean, they kind of told you exactly what to write lol
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoAfter you install it, you type yt-dlp --verbose URL Just replace URL with the url you want to download.
minus-squareklu9@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoThere are GUI programs that use yt-dlp underneath. I use YtDownloader, altho I haven’t tried it with an age-restricted video. https://ohai.social/@klu9/115400874929871716 (Freetube definitely can’t view age-restricted videos.)
minus-squaresompreno@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoDoes this work on age restricted videos?
Have you tried yt-dlp?
This doesn’t work on age-restricted videos. You need to pass browser cookies where you have logged in to download such videos.
Unless I’m missing something, it doesn’t appear to work.
I tried to use Seal from Fdroid, which I think uses that yt dlp thing. Doesnt work.
Ive never heard of seal before. No idea if that’s a good software or how it’s using yt-dlp or what version of yt-dlp it is using.
I would try yt-dlp on a computer with the
--verboseflag.Command line breaks my brain… too Gen Z brained to figure that out.
I mean, they kind of told you exactly what to write lol
Cringe
After you install it, you type
yt-dlp --verbose URLJust replace URL with the url you want to download.
There are GUI programs that use yt-dlp underneath. I use YtDownloader, altho I haven’t tried it with an age-restricted video.
https://ohai.social/@klu9/115400874929871716
(Freetube definitely can’t view age-restricted videos.)
Does this work on age restricted videos?