Using Proton VPN with YouTube now gives me this.
from cyborganism@lemmy.ca to privacy@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 04:26
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SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org on 19 Dec 04:29 next collapse

Utter BS on their part. Time to go read books!

sem@piefed.blahaj.zone on 19 Dec 04:49 next collapse

Can proton spin up new vpns? How does yt find out?

LodeMike@lemmy.today on 19 Dec 04:49 collapse

Lots of connections from one IP

protist@mander.xyz on 19 Dec 04:51 next collapse

I’m on proton vpn and it works fine for me. I’m using YouTube through Firefox though, not the app, because fuck the app

cyborganism@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 07:03 collapse

Exactly the Same. But that’s how I got this message. 

JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world on 19 Dec 07:47 collapse

No issues here yet. Proton vpn with brave. Both have been good about finding the work around and updating so far for me. Hit a wall, but by the next day they fix it. It’s a continuous battle to be sure, but no long term issues for me so far.

teft@piefed.social on 19 Dec 15:18 collapse

Youtube does a/b testing so it’s possible your account just hasn’t been affected yet.

gkaklas@lemmy.zip on 19 Dec 05:03 next collapse

reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Dec 06:47 collapse

Here are some options for Android as well.

cyborganism@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 07:03 collapse

They only work half the time though. 

ThoGot@feddit.org on 19 Dec 07:32 next collapse

Revanced on Android has been working quite nicely for me

Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works on 19 Dec 20:07 collapse

Same, I’ve had my current version for 3 months now and if it stops working I just immediately update it.

greenacres3233@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Dec 07:40 next collapse

I’ve been using tubular for ages and never really had any issues. Bonus, you can download the videos/audio if you want to listen to it later while in the road!

D_C@sh.itjust.works on 19 Dec 22:20 collapse

I’ve been using newpipe for years and I only get issues when en Google go on a shit bender about ad blockers. Then, after a day, or a few days at the most, it gets updated and sorted.

justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io on 19 Dec 15:45 collapse

Google has been fighting them and "AI" scrapers recently.

WamGams@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 05:04 next collapse

I am also on Proton VPN. 2 days ago Google search wouldn’t allow me to search at all because it couldn’t confirm my age.

I switched to a different server and it worked, but that shouldn’t have made a difference, since I was sigbed into the same google account.

Strangely enough, this happened about 30 ish hours after I started self hosting my own searxng.

itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml on 19 Dec 05:43 next collapse

Was the different server in another state?

PineRune@lemmy.world on 19 Dec 07:08 collapse

Sites will block content or require age verification by state, so if you’re connected to a VPN server located in one of those states you’ll see stuff like that.

WamGams@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 08:45 collapse

The server I am connected to was in Canada. Its the same server I almost always connect to. If I am not connected to that one, I am connected to one in my home state for speed. My state does not require age verification to ask google what Showtime’s the nearest movie theater has.

DaMummy@lemmy.world on 19 Dec 05:16 next collapse

YouTube has been trying to block VPNs for months now. Especially one that offers a free one like Proton. Just switch your VPN server till one works. They’re always playing tag.

bonenode@piefed.social on 19 Dec 06:18 next collapse

The very, very best content. Content so beautiful it makes you go “hmmm, what beautiful content”. Can’t serve no wonderful content with that nasty VPN on, no sir.

cristian64@reddthat.com on 19 Dec 07:20 next collapse

If you turn VPN off, you lose.

cyborganism@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 20:36 collapse

Exactly!!!

lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com on 19 Dec 07:23 next collapse

Host Invidious locally…

cyborganism@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 20:36 collapse

On my smartphone?

AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip on 19 Dec 09:35 next collapse

The only time I had this issue, I jus used ytdl-p to bypass while still keeping my VPN up. The video was not really worth it, but at least I could watch it.

GreenShimada@lemmy.world on 19 Dec 10:45 next collapse

Change the VPN server/location.

That’s why VPNs give you hundreds of options. You should be changing your VPN location anyway based on the pseudo-profile you want. VPNs aren’t magic, they’re just tools.

Other options include:

Searching for the video with DDG or Startpage and playing the video via their search

Using an Invidious frontend

[deleted] on 19 Dec 21:44 next collapse

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qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website on 19 Dec 21:51 collapse

I have this set up on my router. My wifi is blanket tunneled through a VPN. For annoying sites that restrict access like reddit, my router routes through a specific VPN server that doesn’t (yet) get blocked (I don’t post/comment/browse, but occasionally find a post that answers a question). That way it works on my whole home network, regardless of device.

Same could be done for YouTube presumably, but maybe a little more complicated (reddit seems to work with a single /32 address).

Plus, it’s fun to set up—MikroTik router, Mullvad, and an ARM SBC doing the VPN duties for me, but myriad ways to get it working for other configurations.

tatann@lemmy.world on 19 Dec 11:09 next collapse

The “best content”:

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6864d2b0-c2d3-4ef2-aec2-035e39a71087.jpeg">

DarkFuture@lemmy.world on 19 Dec 20:26 next collapse

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f4a751d6-e9ab-4464-8efa-16184363c4e0.png">

cyborganism@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 20:38 collapse

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Pat_Riot@lemmy.today on 19 Dec 12:25 next collapse

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uncouple9831@lemmy.zip on 19 Dec 21:07 next collapse

Freetube probably

DSN9@lemmy.ml on 19 Dec 21:23 collapse

Which country gave you this prompt?

I’m trying to say give up YT, not worth it anymore.

cyborganism@lemmy.ca on 19 Dec 21:39 collapse

Canada