I don’t think this is correct. I follow them on twitter and there’s almost nothing to indicate they even know what’s happening with youtube-dl: https://twitter.com/natfriedman

Unless you’re referring to the generic “our hands are tied” tweet that said nothing: https://twitter.com/natfriedman/status/1321221940774723584?s... in which case, I suppose we’ll agree to disagree on what “all within their power” actually means.