Suddenly stopped working on YouTube

[reallyrealcolby]

Checklist

• I'm reporting a bug unrelated to a specific site.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest version of yt-dlp.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest stable version of Seal or any later preview versions.
• I've read the Contributing guidelines and Code Of Conduct.
• I've checked that the site i'm trying to download from is in the Supported Sites list from yt-dlp
• I understand that the issue will be (ignored/closed) if I intentionally remove or skip any mandatory field.

Describe the bug

Youtube suddenly won't download now. Was fine as of last night.

To Reproduce

Share YouTube playlist to Seal
Select which videos you want to download.
Get error messages upon attempting download.

Error reports

App version: 1.13.1 (11312)
Device information: Android 14 (API 34)
Supported ABIs: [arm64-v8a]
Yt-dlp version: 2025.03.16.232921

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWmbcvhJVQU
ERROR: [youtube] Wmo6T6-yE5s: Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies

Screenshots & Screen Records

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Additional context

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[github-actions]

This issue has been closed and labeled as duplicate. Please see issue #1399 for more details. If you believe this is not the case, you can reopen this issue.