On 1/4/25 12:14, Marc Shapiro wrote:
On 3/30/25 12:30 PM, Brad Rogers wrote:
On Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:23:04 -0700
Marc Shapiro <marcns...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Marc,
I was looking into Brave the other day, but what stopped me was the
lack of anything to replace Video Download Helper.
I've got VDH installed in Brave.
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/video-downloadhelper/lmjnegcaeklhafolokijcfjliaokphfk
Yes, but that version does not download from YouTube. I have yt-dlp, so
I can use Brave to find what I want, and then download with yt-dlp. It
would be nice to have something in the browser, but yt-dlp works fine
from the command line.
Thanks,
Marc Shapiro
I believe that I have found what is your problem, and, why you cannot
solve it with using Video Download Helper (VDH).
In going to, or, trying to access, youtube videos, in the last day or
so, I have been getting error messages, with the first one (that is now
gone, and, is not, so far reproduced), stating that VDH would be blocked
after three accesses.
The error message that now displays, is thus;
"
Ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service
It looks like you may be using an ad blocker. Video playback is blocked
unless YouTube is allowlisted or the ad blocker is disabled.
Ads allow YouTube to be used by billions worldwide.
You can go ad-free with YouTube Premium and creators can still get paid
from your subscription.
Allow YouTube ads
"
I believe that AdBlock Plus, or, one of my ad blockers, has updated in
the last couple of days, so, it could be a retaliatory strike from
youtube, which I believe is owned by one of president donald duck's
mates, in his reign of nastiness.
So, I believe that the use of yt-dlp is the only solution. It still
works (at present).
..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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