diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62c83e721..9f331663d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [![YT-DLP](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/master/.github/banner.svg)](#readme)
 
-[![Release version](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?color=brightgreen&label=Download&style=for-the-badge)](#release-files "Release")
+[![Release version](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?color=brightgreen&label=Download&style=for-the-badge)](##installation "Installation")
 [![PyPi](https://img.shields.io/badge/-PyPi-blue.svg?logo=pypi&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp "PyPi")
 [![Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Donate-red.svg?logo=githubsponsors&labelColor=555555&style=for-the-badge)](Collaborators.md#collaborators "Donate")
 [![Matrix](https://img.shields.io/matrix/yt-dlp:matrix.org?color=brightgreen&labelColor=555555&label=&logo=element&style=for-the-badge)](https://matrix.to/#/#yt-dlp:matrix.org "Matrix")
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ yt-dlp is a [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) fork based on t
 * [NEW FEATURES](#new-features)
     * [Differences in default behavior](#differences-in-default-behavior)
 * [INSTALLATION](#installation)
+    * [Detailed instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation)
     * [Update](#update)
     * [Release Files](#release-files)
     * [Dependencies](#dependencies)
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ yt-dlp is a [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) fork based on t
 * [CONFIGURATION](#configuration)
     * [Authentication with .netrc file](#authentication-with-netrc-file)
 * [OUTPUT TEMPLATE](#output-template)
-    * [Output template and Windows batch files](#output-template-and-windows-batch-files)
     * [Output template examples](#output-template-examples)
 * [FORMAT SELECTION](#format-selection)
     * [Filtering Formats](#filtering-formats)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ yt-dlp is a [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) fork based on t
     * [Opening an Issue](CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
     * [Developer Instructions](CONTRIBUTING.md#developer-instructions)
 * [WIKI](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki)
+    * [FAQ](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ)
 <!-- MANPAGE: END EXCLUDED SECTION -->
 
 
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ While all the other dependencies are optional, `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe` are highly
 * [**secretstorage**](https://github.com/mitya57/secretstorage) - For `--cookies-from-browser` to access the **Gnome** keyring while decrypting cookies of **Chromium**-based browsers on **Linux**. Licensed under [BSD-3-Clause](https://github.com/mitya57/secretstorage/blob/master/LICENSE)
 * Any external downloader that you want to use with `--downloader`
 
-#### Deprecated
+### Deprecated
 
 * [**avconv** and **avprobe**](https://www.libav.org) - Now **deprecated** alternative to ffmpeg. License [depends on the build](https://libav.org/legal)
 * [**sponskrub**](https://github.com/faissaloo/SponSkrub) - For using the now **deprecated** [sponskrub options](#sponskrub-options). Licensed under [GPLv3+](https://github.com/faissaloo/SponSkrub/blob/master/LICENCE.md)
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ Note that pyinstaller with versions below 4.4 [do not support](https://github.co
 **Important**: Running `pyinstaller` directly **without** using `pyinst.py` is **not** officially supported. This may or may not work correctly.
 
 ### Platform-independent Binary (UNIX)
-You will need the build tools `python` (3.6+), `zip`, `make` (GNU), `pandoc`\* and `pytest`\*.
+You will need the build tools `python` (3.7+), `zip`, `make` (GNU), `pandoc`\* and `pytest`\*.
 
 After installing these, simply run `make`.
 
@@ -1705,8 +1706,7 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
     * E.g. `all,all,1000,10` will get a maximum of 1000 replies total, with up to 10 replies per thread. `1000,all,100` will get a maximum of 1000 comments, with a maximum of 100 replies total
 * `innertube_host`: Innertube API host to use for all API requests; e.g. `studio.youtube.com`, `youtubei.googleapis.com`. Note that cookies exported from one subdomain will not work on others
 * `innertube_key`: Innertube API key to use for all API requests
-* `lang`: Supported content language code to prefer translated metadata of this language (case-sensitive). By default, video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated.
-  * See youtube.py for list of supported content language codes.
+* `lang`: Language code to prefer translated metadata of this language (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/c26f9b991a0681fd3ea548d535919cec1fbbd430/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py#L381-L390) for list of supported content language codes
 
 #### youtubetab (YouTube playlists, channels, feeds, etc.)
 * `skip`: One or more of `webpage` (skip initial webpage download), `authcheck` (allow the download of playlists requiring authentication when no initial webpage is downloaded. This may cause unwanted behavior, see [#1122](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/1122) for more details)
@@ -1766,6 +1766,8 @@ Note that **all** plugins are imported even if not invoked, and that **there are
 
 If you are a plugin author, add [ytdlp-plugins](https://github.com/topics/ytdlp-plugins) as a topic to your repository for discoverability
 
+See the [wiki for some known plugins](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Plugins)
+
 
 
 # EMBEDDING YT-DLP
diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 83b5100ee..3cfd0a699 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1247,9 +1247,11 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                 delim = '\n' if '#' in flags else ', '
                 value, fmt = delim.join(map(str, variadic(value, allowed_types=(str, bytes)))), str_fmt
             elif fmt[-1] == 'j':  # json
-                value, fmt = json.dumps(value, default=_dumpjson_default, indent=4 if '#' in flags else None), str_fmt
+                value, fmt = json.dumps(
+                    value, default=_dumpjson_default,
+                    indent=4 if '#' in flags else None, ensure_ascii=False), str_fmt
             elif fmt[-1] == 'h':  # html
-                value, fmt = escapeHTML(value), str_fmt
+                value, fmt = escapeHTML(str(value)), str_fmt
             elif fmt[-1] == 'q':  # quoted
                 value = map(str, variadic(value) if '#' in flags else [value])
                 value, fmt = ' '.join(map(compat_shlex_quote, value)), str_fmt
diff --git a/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py b/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py
index 9ade4269e..ab557a47a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class FileDownloader:
         if time.hours > 99:
             return '--:--:--'
         if not time.hours:
-            return '%02d:%02d' % time[1:-1]
+            return '   %02d:%02d' % time[1:-1]
         return '%02d:%02d:%02d' % time[:-1]
 
     format_eta = format_seconds
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
index f53122b20..af7f93b67 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/generic.py
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             'age_limit': self._rta_search(webpage),
         })
 
-        domain_name = self._search_regex(r'^(?:https?://)?([^/]*)/.*', url, 'video uploader')
+        domain_name = self._search_regex(r'^(?:https?://)?([^/]*)/.*', url, 'video uploader', default=None)
 
         # Sometimes embedded video player is hidden behind percent encoding
         # (e.g. https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/2448)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index a036e2233..666ef67ff 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@ def determine_protocol(info_dict):
 
     ext = determine_ext(url)
     if ext == 'm3u8':
-        return 'm3u8'
+        return 'm3u8' if info_dict.get('is_live') else 'm3u8_native'
     elif ext == 'f4m':
         return 'f4m'