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MediaCrawler

GitHub Repo Pretty sure · Legal grey zone shifting fast
https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler

Multi-platform scraper that actually works against TikTok, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili—uses CDP to dodge JS reversing, but the 'Pro' upsell and disclaimer wall suggest regulatory headwinds.

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The technical core is solid: Playwright CDP mode reuses browser auth state, avoiding signature algorithm reversing. That's a legitimate engineering insight. But this is fundamentally a web scraping tool optimized for Chinese platforms, wrapped in disclaimers that don't legally protect anyone. The 'Pro' version upsell (breakpoint resumption, multi-account pooling, no Playwright dependency) is classic open-source bait-and-switch. The heavy disclaimer + WeChat group + sponsorship carousel signal...

53716 stars Python 2026-06-18 1114 days old

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