Yep, doesn't work lol. Such a POS company Google has become. Do like me: not a penny more to this company ever, find a workaround for everything, dump their products including Chrome and so on
Quote...stating that background playback is a YouTube Premium-exclusive feature and will now be strictly enforced across all platforms to ensure consistent usage.
All platforms? Lol, I would love to see that happen in Windows/Linux/MacOS/Unix...
YouTube is cracking down on browser workarounds that previously enabled background playback. Users who want to listen to music or podcasts with their screen locked will soon need a YouTube Premium subscription.