nerdhd@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoSo, has age verification really become the new normal?message-squaremessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareSo, has age verification really become the new normal?nerdhd@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square47linkfedilinkfile-text
I’m asking because I just had to verify my age thanks to YouTube requiring me to watch a video that was age restricted.
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoYouTube pretty reliably blocks VPNs. The solution is to either not use their service, or accept the fact you can’t view some videos, and move on.
minus-squareCanonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI’ve never had youtube block my VPN. Is they just something they only do on chrome or have I just been lucky so far?
minus-squarealakey@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThey don’t block it for logged in users yet, just like reddit, but if you are logged out and have no cookies then they will block the playback for known VPN IPs.
YouTube pretty reliably blocks VPNs. The solution is to either not use their service, or accept the fact you can’t view some videos, and move on.
I’ve never had youtube block my VPN. Is they just something they only do on chrome or have I just been lucky so far?
They don’t block it for logged in users yet, just like reddit, but if you are logged out and have no cookies then they will block the playback for known VPN IPs.