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18 hours agoIf you look through the FAQ section the reason for this makes a lot of sense, and is similar to what I would’ve expected.
The short answer is that supporting piracy sites would in all likelihood result in the project being shut down. In the past, other similar projects have been shut down due to supporting piracy sites. The yt-dlp maintainers are of the position that supporting such sites is not worth the risk.
I tend to use “…?” for that purpose. Haven’t had any complaints as of yet.