Good question! Indeed you can run the challenge code using headless Chromium and it will function [1]. They are constantly updating the challenge however, and may add additional checks in the future. I suppose Google wants to make it more expensive overall to scrape Youtube to deter the most egregious bots.

[1] https://github.com/LuanRT/BgUtils

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toomuchtodo 3 days ago | parent [-]

LLMs solve challenges. Can we not solve these challenges with sufficiently advanced LLMs? Gemini even, if you're feeling lulz-y.

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balder1991 3 days ago | parent [-]

Yes, by spending money.

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toomuchtodo 3 days ago | parent [-]

I agree, in some cases and depending on LLM endpoint, some money may need to be spent to enable ripping. But is it cheaper than paying Youtube/Google? That is the question.

	▲	dylan604 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		sometimes, it's not about the cost. it's about who/where the money is being spent.