• FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au
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    1 month ago

    I can’t see youtube videos with my browser because google wants me to sign in. Tells me it is protecting the community.

    I’m guessing the videos are age restricted 18+ videos? You don’t have to be signed in to watch any other videos.

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      1 month ago

      Nope, sometimes it asks for normal videos as well, it really depends on the case since there’s a lot of background stuff happening, making the experience vary between users.

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      1 month ago

      No, not age restricted.

      Happens most frequently with using any VPN, which we use all the time at work and I often use at home or while traveling.

      But sometimes it just does it without.

      I think most people are signed into their gmail account or have been recently so the cookie is set. It’s crazy when you don’t have one how hard Google pushes you.

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        1 month ago

        YouTube doesn’t force you to sign in unless the content you’re trying to watch is 18+. That’s just how it works. Your IP address makes no difference.

        I’m not signed in to YouTube. Ever. On any device. I have never been forced to sign in to watch anything that wasn’t age restricted.

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          How should I prove this to you then? You are wrong, it is not just age content.

          I could make a short video, or screen capture, but that’s more effort than it’s worth.

          I am telling you, this happens all the damn time and it’s getting annoying.

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            1 month ago

            Find a video that asks you to sign in that isn’t 18+ or private.

            I could make a short video, or screen capture, but that’s more effort than it’s worth.

            That’s really zero effort since it “happens all the damn time”

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                1 month ago

                I tell people things that what they’re saying is wrong when it is wrong.

                All you had to say was that it thinks you’re a bot, and then this whole thing could have been avoided. Which vpn are you using?

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                  1 month ago

                  All of this? What is this? Not believing people when they tell you something?

                  And the most interesting part, like I said, was that it doesn’t bother when it is google docs. So what is google protecting exactly? That is the main point.

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                    1 month ago

                    YouTube pays people by the amount of views they get on their videos. It thinks you’re a bot used to farm views. The fact that you always nope out when it asks you to prove your not a bot makes them think you definitely are a bot.

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                    1 month ago

                    It’s not my bad. You didn’t say you were being asked to sign in because of your suspicious activity lol. That changes everything.