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https://ublockorigin.com/ --> resulting in these actions taking place reflecting the Streisand Effect. <!-- Search engine hates me here, want a source directly mentioning this but all I am getting slammed with is one specific adblocker in 2020 eating up RAM from a bunch of news sources. --> | https://ublockorigin.com/ --> resulting in these actions taking place reflecting the Streisand Effect. <!-- Search engine hates me here, want a source directly mentioning this but all I am getting slammed with is one specific adblocker in 2020 eating up RAM from a bunch of news sources. --> | ||
==== Offline video DRM ==== | |||
The YouTube Mobile app allows you to download videos for offline consumption if you have a YouTube Premium subscription.<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/premium </ref> However, the app's DRM prevents you from watching downloaded videos, unless the app has "phoned home" in the last 48 hours.<ref>https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6141269</ref> This caveat is not clearly disclosed on the main YouTube Premium page, instead requiring the user to navigate support articles to discover this limitation. | The YouTube Mobile app allows you to download videos for offline consumption if you have a YouTube Premium subscription.<ref name=":0">https://www.youtube.com/premium </ref> However, the app's DRM prevents you from watching downloaded videos, unless the app has "phoned home" in the last 48 hours.<ref>https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6141269</ref> This caveat is not clearly disclosed on the main YouTube Premium page, instead requiring the user to navigate support articles to discover this limitation. | ||
=== Paywalling standard browser features === | ===Paywalling standard browser features=== | ||
Another premium feature of the YouTube mobile app is the ability to play videos in the background.<ref name=":0" /> Without a premium subscription, neither the app nor a web browser will play YouTube videos in the background. However, the default HTML5 video player supports this with no extra effort needed from the developer.<!-- Another obvious one, but needs a source. Trivial to test with any HTML5 video test page. --> | Another premium feature of the YouTube mobile app is the ability to play videos in the background.<ref name=":0" /> Without a premium subscription, neither the app nor a web browser will play YouTube videos in the background. However, the default HTML5 video player supports this with no extra effort needed from the developer.<!-- Another obvious one, but needs a source. Trivial to test with any HTML5 video test page. --> | ||