Google Chrome is flagging yt-dlp, a popular open-source command-line YouTube video downloader, as a 'suspicious' download. Users attempting to download yt-dlp via Chrome are being warned and in some cases blocked, with Chrome also prompting users to enable enhanced protection. The situation may be a false positive rather than a deliberate move by Google to block the tool.
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