Well, shit
from kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml to degoogle@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 02:32
https://lemmy.ml/post/52485655

I’m not even using a VPN (FreeTube).

Invidious time it is, I guess.

Edit: I slept the night and it works now for some reason. Maybe it was just a bad dream.

#degoogle

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monovergent@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 04:14 next collapse

Can confirm it happens even with residential IPs recently, good thing I don’t have static or ‘sticky’ IP so I’m not blocked too long.

solxix@pawb.social on 09 Sep 04:39 next collapse

If you have an IPv6 prefix, you could look into rotating your IPv6 address every time YouTube blocks you.

sem@piefed.blahaj.zone on 09 Sep 05:03 collapse

How

solxix@pawb.social on 20 Sep 12:20 collapse

I finally got around to writing an actual guide for this.

  1. First check if you have IPv6 support by visiting ipv6.icanhazip.com. If it says there’s a connection error, don’t worry, some ISPs have IPv6 but it isn’t enabled in your router by default. Try visiting your router’s admin panel (usually 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1) and seeing if you can enable IPv6.
  2. Figure out your IPv6 prefix by visiting the above website on multiple different devices. The part that doesn’t change is your router’s assigned prefix, and anything after it can be changed to whatever you want for each device. Most ISPs give you a /64 prefix, meaning anything from xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:0000:0000:0000:0000 to xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff is available.
  3. Set a fixed IPv6 address for the device you want to watch YouTube on by going to your computer’s network settings and setting IPv6 mode to manual, then adding a fixed IP address using the prefix you previously obtained.
  4. Set the preferred network method to IPv6 if possible.
  5. Change your IPv6 address every time YouTube blocks you.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works on 09 Sep 06:54 next collapse

A VPN gets around the block. I change locations when I’m blocked.

kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 14:17 collapse

i’ve never had a vpn co-operate with youtube. i have an exception for freetube in my vpn

that being said, it works now after i slept through the night. maybe it was just a bad dream

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works on 09 Sep 17:17 collapse

Odd as that’s one of the main reasons to use a vpn - bypassing geoblocking.

es_eskaliert@feddit.org on 09 Sep 09:05 next collapse

In my experience this should go away after some hours, alternatively you can obtain a new IP address (powercycling your router, switching to mobile data etc, depending on your set up).

kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 14:16 collapse

can confirm this, i went to sleep after posting this and it works now

es_eskaliert@feddit.org on 09 Sep 22:37 collapse

Definetly the best solution. Hope you slept well!

Auster@thebrainbin.org on 09 Sep 14:19 next collapse

If I may suggest, already start finding alternatives where those you follow are. Helps with both timeouts, and at making less painful to stop using Youtube altogether if/when the need comes.

eldavi@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 17:36 collapse

youtube has become my defacto time-wasting platform since i’ve eschewed all other american social media platforms.

sometimes, i feels like i’ve regressed back down to 2005 because of it. lol

Feathercrown@lemmy.world on 09 Sep 16:48 next collapse

❌️ DeGoogle Yourself

✅️ DeYourself Google

wuphysics87@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 17:10 next collapse

I use invidious, but there’s come a point, after 3 or 4 tries, I just use the embedded link. Privacy is like security. Make it as hard for the other person as possible without making it impossible for yourself

Obnomus@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 17:22 next collapse

I get that than I open yt in a browser.

calmblue75@lemmy.ml on 09 Sep 20:52 collapse

Yeah, it works after a few hours. I usually use tor meanwhile.