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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 13h \ on: YouTube required login- "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" tech

Of cos the your login credentials are vital for you to access your channel.

I am referring to just viewing a video

You didn't drop the link to the videos, how do we view it then?

And even if you want to stream a video on YouTube, you're still required to login for subscription and notification purposes

10 sats \ 4 replies \ @astro_penguin 11h

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.

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Wumbo OP 11h

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.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @astro_penguin 10h

Exactly! My regular browsers are set to wipe everything each time I close them, and I only log in to an account when I need to access the account. I do use a separate browser for things I want to stay logged in on, like SN.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 11h

Now it's obvious you've never subscribed to any YouTube channel, neither have you gotten any notifications from one before.

3 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo OP 13h

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.