It sounds like you're experiencing issues with YouTube, which can be frustrating. Using yt-dlp to download videos for local viewing is a practical workaround. Here are some tips to help you with yt-dlp and ensure you're downloading videos effectively.

Bruh same. NewPipe seems to do well but it gets sick pretty often and they have to update it.

seems like a positive development

Dumb question, but are you trying a different browser.

Not sure if it applies to you, but YT seems to be blocking VPNs

That's the best way to watch them anyway. The 2nd best way is via a DVM that uploads to your blossom https://github.com/teamnovia/novia

Thanks for sharing the truth about YouTube, it didn’t work for me years ago.

Let us know when you find a solution. I've been having the same issue for a couple of days 😒