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There's no unique value proposition here that I can see.
I agree that a JSON API is a better approach, but it's possible for AAA game developers to screw that up too: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/03/developers-to-update-...
Yes, you can get to it by playing the video, but that defeats the point. I don't want to play the video, I don't want to wait for the video to load only to pause it and click the Save to Watch Later button.
His original research site appears to no longer be online (https://stripe.ian.sh/), but you can read more about it in these articles:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/extended-vali...
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/nope-...