diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
index 97da309c5..0ca8b3e06 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
@@ -2023,6 +2023,7 @@ from .umg import UMGDeIE
 from .unistra import UnistraIE
 from .unity import UnityIE
 from .unscripted import UnscriptedNewsVideoIE
+from .unsupported import KnownDRMIE
 from .uol import UOLIE
 from .uplynk import (
     UplynkIE,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87ad87ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import classproperty, ExtractorError
+
+
+class KnownDRMIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = False
+    IE_NAME = 'unsupported:drm'
+    UNSUPPORTED_URLS = (
+        r'play\.hbomax\.com',
+        r'channel(?:4|5)\.com',
+        r'peacocktv\.com',
+        r'(?:[\w\.]+\.)?disneyplus\.com',
+        r'open\.spotify\.com/(?:track|playlist|album|artist)',
+        r'tvnz\.co\.nz',
+        r'oneplus\.ch',
+        r'artstation\.com/learning/courses',
+        r'philo\.com',
+        r'(?:[\w\.]+\.)?mech-plus\.com',
+        r'aha\.video',
+        r'mubi\.com',
+        r'vootkids\.com'
+    )
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4309
+        'url': 'https://www.peacocktv.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/1719,
+        'url': 'https://www.channel4.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/1548
+        'url': 'https://www.channel5.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': r'https://hsesn.apps.disneyplus.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': r'https://www.disneyplus.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://open.spotify.com/artist/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://open.spotify.com/track/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # TVNZ: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4122
+        'url': 'https://tvnz.co.nz',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/1922
+        'url': 'https://www.oneplus.ch',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/1140
+        'url': 'https://www.artstation.com/learning/courses/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3544
+        'url': 'https://www.philo.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3533
+        'url': 'https://www.mech-plus.com/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://watch.mech-plus.com/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/2934
+        'url': 'https://www.aha.video',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/2743
+        'url': 'https://mubi.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3287
+        'url': 'https://www.vootkids.com',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    @classproperty
+    def _VALID_URL(cls):
+        return rf'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:{"|".join(cls.UNSUPPORTED_URLS)})'
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        raise ExtractorError(
+            f'The requested site is known to use DRM protection. It will {self._downloader._format_err("NOT", self._downloader.Styles.EMPHASIS)} be supported by yt-dlp. '
+            f'Please {self._downloader._format_err("DO NOT", self._downloader.Styles.ERROR)} open an issue, unless you have evidence that it is not DRM protected.',
+            expected=True)