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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But YouTube Premium lets you download and watch offline...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can without premium as well. Just find a youtube-dl instance or host one yourself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Did you watch the video? YouTube Premium lets you watch a video offline if you're online. If you've been offline for 3 days, however, you cannot watch any videos offline, which makes the usage of the word "offline" a little strange.