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YouTube required login- "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot"
159 sats \ 19 comments \ @Wumbo 12h tech
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 11h
It has happened to me before but it's been a while. I tried a few different browsers on my laptop and phone until one worked.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter 12h
Are you consuming YouTube more than usual?
So you are sucking down some of Youtube's vast storage capability, as compared to most people who only open one video at a time, and Youtube is thinking you might be a bit greedy. Web crawlers and bots also do this, and it costs Youtube money. If you are a bot, Youtube wants to throw you out of the system.
This is the case I guess.
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13 sats \ 1 reply \ @Wumbo OP 11h
No more the usual.
I think it was just a temporary issue with YouTube because it is back to working as normal, without login.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 11h
👍That's not a bug in their system. They seriously considered you a bot. ;)
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12 sats \ 0 replies \ @megaptera 12h
yeah, I see this message regularly. Changing the vpn server usually helps.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 12h
this is from long time ago and is already everywhere especially if you use a vpn and a decent browser blocking crap. not even embedded videos could watch.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo OP 11h
I initial thought it was ad blocker or VPN but then I tried on several different machines on different ISP, with and without Ad blockers.
All had the same result.
I think it was just a temporary issue with YouTube because it is back to Working with out login.
Side Note: So far YouTube and my Ad blocker has kept working. Even know there has been several news articles in recent history. As you mention.
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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 10h
Of cos the your login credentials are vital for you to access your channel.
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3 sats \ 8 replies \ @Wumbo OP 10h
I am referring to just viewing a video
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 10h
You didn't drop the link to the videos, how do we view it then?
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 10h
And even if you want to stream a video on YouTube, you're still required to login for subscription and notification purposes
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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @astro_penguin 8h
But you don't need to have subscriptions and notifications to watch YouTube videos. I've never had an account, and I've been watching videos for years.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Wumbo OP 8h
Agreed.
I am always amazed when I happen to use someone's phone or computer. They are "logged in" to everything.
No reason to make it easy for Youtube to track you, just to watch a video of a Cat playing the piano.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 8h
Now it's obvious you've never subscribed to any YouTube channel, neither have you gotten any notifications from one before.
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3 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo OP 10h
My original post is not an issue any more. Nothing to do here.
There was a viewing issue on all videos but it is now fixed.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 10h
I did notice this morning that they are further obfuscating "sign in as guest" now on smart tv app. I think it's only a matter of time.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 10h
This post is vague and clueless, I'm even confused.
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