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minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoexactly, it would be trivial to have a whitelist server side and now only ad friendly apps can access the videos. they only still work because it’s worth keeping those viewers in the system for the time being.
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 months agoTechnically NewPipe simply parses the website and is seen as a web browser from YouTube’s point of view. That how they bypass the API’s TOS, they don’t use it.
minus-squareFeyd@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoTrivial? What information does this whitelist hold that can’t be spoofed? It’s not like apps have to tell the truth about what they are.
minus-squarewreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoPeople do that? Just have their code go on the internet and tell lies?! This is a Christian internet! (yes it’s /s)
minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoThis is what current implementations like Revanced do. The endgame will be fullblown DRM. Until then, it will be a cat and mouse game.
exactly, it would be trivial to have a whitelist server side and now only ad friendly apps can access the videos. they only still work because it’s worth keeping those viewers in the system for the time being.
Technically NewPipe simply parses the website and is seen as a web browser from YouTube’s point of view.
That how they bypass the API’s TOS, they don’t use it.
Trivial? What information does this whitelist hold that can’t be spoofed? It’s not like apps have to tell the truth about what they are.
People do that? Just have their code go on the internet and tell lies?! This is a Christian internet!
(yes it’s /s)
This is what current implementations like Revanced do. The endgame will be fullblown DRM. Until then, it will be a cat and mouse game.