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		zelphirkalt 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube is a mysterious monopoly Don't you need to have an account for that? Already a barrier I am not willing to take.

pwg 3 months ago [–]

No. yt-dlp downloads most videos without needing a yt (or any) login. A very few end up gated behind some form of login, but I suspect those are creator specific.

pests 3 months ago | [–]

I find login walls on YT only when needing to confirm age for some reason: explicit or suicidal content, age checks, etc

OhMeadhbh 3 months ago | | [–]

Same.

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