First time this happens to me. With a German protonvpn server.

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    YouTube doesn't like VPNs. Harder to track you (and sell/monetize your data) if they can't tell who you are.

    • Skvlp@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      I desperately want a viable alternative to come along. There’s a lot of great content on YouTube, but the platform is increasingly being enshitified.

      • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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        2 months ago

        I agree. We just haven't gotten to the point quite yet. Where the creators revolt. But that stage should appear somewhat shortly.

      • hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org
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        2 months ago

        Third party app without an account maybe? Freetube on the desktop and newpipe on the phone is what I like to use. There's stuff like grayjay, tubearchivist, and pinchflat as well. Or just go straight yt-dlp.