On a newest version, I attempted to download newest yt-dlp only to be warned of "Suspicious Download". No explanation what that means was provided.
Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
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Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#2So, Google's browser says downloading a tool to download files from Google's servers is "Suspicious"? Not surprising.
Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#3So, Google's browser says downloading a tool to download files from Google's servers is "Suspicious"? Not surprising.
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Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#4It's over. The internet culture of the 20th and early 21st century has been appropriated for profit.
Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#5The binaries they offer are complied using PyInstaller, which can give false positives in anti virus software.
Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#6Which link exactly did you try to use? Or what specific version on the Github releases page? I checked both the latest windows and macos versions against Google Safe Browsing and all were fine.
Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#7Which is why I download it from my Linux distribution's package manager. It's available on Termux too.
Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#8It's over. The internet culture of the 20th and early 21st century has been appropriated for profit.
We built it on enthusiasm for enthusiasts and for that reason alone, it became something great.
Then they stole it all for profit.
Probably not the first time in history this has happened.
Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#9So, Google's browser says downloading a tool to download files from Google's servers is "Suspicious"? Not surprising.
By the same standard, Chrome itself is "a tool to download files from Google's servers." Chrome doesn't only download from Google's servers, but the same thing applies to yt-dlp.
I'm equally not "surprised" by their bad behavior, but that shouldn't stop us from condemning Google for unethically misleading people and engaging in browser monopoly abuse.
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EDIT: holding up (hilariously) RIAA lawyers as ethical role models only proves my point, thanks.
Re: Tell HN: Chrome says "suspicious download" when trying to download yt-dlp
#10Chrome for work, Safari or Arc for everything else. I envy you if your use of yt-dlp is work related.