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Age-restricted YouTube videos are impossible to download #4
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Originally created by @wukko on GitHub (Aug 6, 2022).
@tacohitbox commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2022):
if you have an example i could try something
@ijre commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2022):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoM5j1PvnKo
this is an age-restricted video rather than one with a CW but it fails to download all the same, likely due to the same reason
@aprilkenopsia commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keEtYeivlV8 im unsure if this video has a content warning, but for some reason i cant download it, maybe because is a short?
@Iserila commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2022):
This video is age-restricted for me. Besides, YouTube Shorts should be supported:

@wukko commented on GitHub (Dec 7, 2022):
partially fixed in 4.5
@wukko commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2023):
unfortunately, this is impossible to fix due to youtube requiring all clients to sign in to "verify age". i am closing this issue as "won't fix" :(
@thepwrtank18 commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2023):
log in with google functionality?
@wukko commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2023):
i don't want to handle user credentials, especially of something as personal as google accounts