XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: someone@example.com   
      
   On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:09:02 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D?Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:32:26 +0000, Simon wrote:   
   >   
   > > I'm having this problem despite getting latest yt-dlp.   
   >   
   > You may need a JavaScript engine installed for YouTube downloads to   
   > work now. YouTube is getting more draconian in its ?proof-of-origin?   
   > checks .   
   >   
      
   I typed   
   	yt-dlp -U   
   on my command line this morning, after yt-dlp failed to retrieve a   
   video. After updating, yt-dlp downloaded that same video just fine.   
      
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