Should yt-dlp be used behind a VPN? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 years ago by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Only recently discovered yt-dlp, despite its popularity. However I was wondering if I were to use this, should it be used behind a VPN when downloading videos off public websites?

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

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[-] BillionsMustSeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

Sounds like the beginning of the end... I should start archiving the channels I like

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