[rwmj]

Youtube have been gradually cracking down on yt-dlp by blocking IPs that download (presumably without watching the adverts, or some other method to fingerprint it). Currently it's mostly annoying as I have to rotate through IPs every few days. But I imagine it'll get worse and worse until I stop watching youtube.

[account42]

I've been using the same IP for ages and never had problems with yt-dlp as a whole - it's always just some specific videos where it won't work.