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staunch on Sept 4, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The End of ProTube 2

Why does he have to agree to the ToS to use the public API?

Would it have been okay if he didn't use the API but accessed the same functionality just like you can with a web browser?

Operyl on Sept 4, 2017 [–]

He requested an API key, that's not exactly "public" like you think it it and is subject to the TOS he agreed to.

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