▲ 63 ▼ You can't even download stuff anymore (hexbear.net) submitted 2 weeks ago by la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments it's not an option to even download an image, I have to screenshot, now what screen record videos?
[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (10 children) Are you using the browser impersonation feature? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (9 children) This is new to me. Seems I have to set up a simulated browser using a command or program called curl? What do I need to understand to not screw this up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) Using a vpn is usually not going to work with anything that hits youtube. Google are really fast at putting captchas on anonymised traffic which breaks most 3rd party access permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) I was downloading youtube videos just fine with a vpn until a couple weeks ago. I have no idea what changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* Bots will use VPN nodes as cheap proxies. They will abuse it until google bans the IP for abuse. The bots rotate to a new node and continue. Real users are also banned from that node as well until google forgives it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago Google eventually get savvy to it. Your options are try again without a vpn, try with the session cookies from a logged in session, or wait until yt-dl patch whatever fresh hell google are doing to block you permalink fedilink source parent [–] reader@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago that's surprising given that tor and youtube has a like 50% success rate from what I remember permalink fedilink source parent [–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) if the problem is your vpn then it won't help. the tooling is probably already included in your yt-dlp. just put --impersonate chrome on the end of your call in the terminal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children) yt_dlp.utils.YoutubeDLError: Impersonate target "chrome" is not available. Use --list-impersonate-targets to see available targets. You may be missing dependencies required to support this target. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) well, try --list-impersonate-targets then, what've you got permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago It was on the list, but every item on the list was greyed out and labeled (unavailable) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (9 children) This is new to me. Seems I have to set up a simulated browser using a command or program called curl? What do I need to understand to not screw this up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) Using a vpn is usually not going to work with anything that hits youtube. Google are really fast at putting captchas on anonymised traffic which breaks most 3rd party access permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) I was downloading youtube videos just fine with a vpn until a couple weeks ago. I have no idea what changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* Bots will use VPN nodes as cheap proxies. They will abuse it until google bans the IP for abuse. The bots rotate to a new node and continue. Real users are also banned from that node as well until google forgives it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago Google eventually get savvy to it. Your options are try again without a vpn, try with the session cookies from a logged in session, or wait until yt-dl patch whatever fresh hell google are doing to block you permalink fedilink source parent [–] reader@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago that's surprising given that tor and youtube has a like 50% success rate from what I remember permalink fedilink source parent [–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) if the problem is your vpn then it won't help. the tooling is probably already included in your yt-dlp. just put --impersonate chrome on the end of your call in the terminal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children) yt_dlp.utils.YoutubeDLError: Impersonate target "chrome" is not available. Use --list-impersonate-targets to see available targets. You may be missing dependencies required to support this target. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) well, try --list-impersonate-targets then, what've you got permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago It was on the list, but every item on the list was greyed out and labeled (unavailable) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) Using a vpn is usually not going to work with anything that hits youtube. Google are really fast at putting captchas on anonymised traffic which breaks most 3rd party access permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) I was downloading youtube videos just fine with a vpn until a couple weeks ago. I have no idea what changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* Bots will use VPN nodes as cheap proxies. They will abuse it until google bans the IP for abuse. The bots rotate to a new node and continue. Real users are also banned from that node as well until google forgives it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago Google eventually get savvy to it. Your options are try again without a vpn, try with the session cookies from a logged in session, or wait until yt-dl patch whatever fresh hell google are doing to block you permalink fedilink source parent [–] reader@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago that's surprising given that tor and youtube has a like 50% success rate from what I remember permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) I was downloading youtube videos just fine with a vpn until a couple weeks ago. I have no idea what changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* Bots will use VPN nodes as cheap proxies. They will abuse it until google bans the IP for abuse. The bots rotate to a new node and continue. Real users are also banned from that node as well until google forgives it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago Google eventually get savvy to it. Your options are try again without a vpn, try with the session cookies from a logged in session, or wait until yt-dl patch whatever fresh hell google are doing to block you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* Bots will use VPN nodes as cheap proxies. They will abuse it until google bans the IP for abuse. The bots rotate to a new node and continue. Real users are also banned from that node as well until google forgives it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blazkowicz@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago Google eventually get savvy to it. Your options are try again without a vpn, try with the session cookies from a logged in session, or wait until yt-dl patch whatever fresh hell google are doing to block you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reader@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago that's surprising given that tor and youtube has a like 50% success rate from what I remember permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) if the problem is your vpn then it won't help. the tooling is probably already included in your yt-dlp. just put --impersonate chrome on the end of your call in the terminal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children) yt_dlp.utils.YoutubeDLError: Impersonate target "chrome" is not available. Use --list-impersonate-targets to see available targets. You may be missing dependencies required to support this target. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) well, try --list-impersonate-targets then, what've you got permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago It was on the list, but every item on the list was greyed out and labeled (unavailable) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children) yt_dlp.utils.YoutubeDLError: Impersonate target "chrome" is not available. Use --list-impersonate-targets to see available targets. You may be missing dependencies required to support this target. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) well, try --list-impersonate-targets then, what've you got permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago It was on the list, but every item on the list was greyed out and labeled (unavailable) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) well, try --list-impersonate-targets then, what've you got permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago It was on the list, but every item on the list was greyed out and labeled (unavailable) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 point 2 weeks ago It was on the list, but every item on the list was greyed out and labeled (unavailable) permalink fedilink source parent