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submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I don't believe anyone mentioned this yet so... here goes nothing, there is a suspicion that this is due to A/B testing

This is a bug report from the Invidious project; this is back in June 6 (so four months ago), but the hoster of a fairly large instance noted a very bizarre error message on the Invidious project...

Conclusion is that Youtube is very likely rolling out A/B testing of requiring all clients to login before viewing videos

Refreshing will probably work considering this is most likely result of an A/B test, but unfortunately I don't see a way of this problem going away

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Invidious public instances have been completely blocked by this, it's no longer AB testing. IDK exactly what triggers it but, too many requests from the same ip is going to show this now... maybe OP vpn exits with an ip shared by too many...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

This has always gone away for me when I change my location in my vpn.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Oh that's how they broke invidious

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I get why I got downvoted for having posted a YouTube link on [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

It's a VPN thing. I have a work VPN that gives me the same error on piped API front ends like piped.video

If I use my regular device without a VPN the alt front ends work fine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

This can be a soft limit where Youtube limits the connection rate so that artificially inflating view count becomes more costly. There are inexpensive 'services' especially in India or Pakistan where you can buy human (like a whole internet cafe) view times to your scam video to make it float in suggestions and to promote a channel.

I don't work for youtube so it is just a guess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Sometimes I get that prompt while on vpn. After refreshing the page, I'm able to see the video.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

SmartTube, my go-to way to watch, is having issues again today too. I presume it is to make people subscribe to YouTube premium but my first thought was to use Nebula instead.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I go the other way. My youtube account is used across my family. My recommendation is a fucking mess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

My wife and I have our own. We use hers for the kid and mine for the dog. So, hers is beauty gurus and baby shark, and mine is Sarah Boone coverage, old computers, and 10 hour videos of squirrels.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

So, the home page includes Peppa pig videos alongside with gruesome skateboarding accident compilations. Something for everyone!

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago (16 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There's platforms like Nebula that noticed the decline and also wanted to give creators the freedom to create without needing to deal with an ever changing algorithm

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP $300

I’m inclined to buy that just because it exists. I hate subscription services so, so much!

This is the best option if you think you’ll use Nebula for more than 5 years.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

I'm still on the 30$ plan, 300$ makes more sense when it's 60$/y (which it is now)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I’ve considered Nebula a few times. That could absolutely be the alternative I’m looking for if they keep adding creators and topics and variety.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

They seemingly are adding more creators. At least the ones I've followed. I recently just started contacting creators to ask if they've even heard of it and willing to contact so ppl can support them that way.

Patreon is cool but I don't want to have a subscription for every creator I like and decide on the amount.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

None of the creators I follow have LiberaPay or crypto as an option either. I don’t want to pay on a proprietary platform.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for doing the legwork, I appreciate the initiative :) I’m guessing that I’ll end up with a Nebula subscription, I just haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If you want, I can give you a guest pass (one week for free). Just DM me an email address

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Thanks for the offer, but I’ll support them from day one when I decide to subscribe :) I already know that several creators on Nebula make good content.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I think patreon recently add an option for creators to make a free tier. Which on one hand could work, but on the other - we'd be constantly bombarded with "to see this video upgrade to the $10 or more tier" which would personally bum me out

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pornhub.

They have the technology and many of the features in place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Now if only you could hide the pornographic stuff to not accidentally see disgusting nudity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There's nothing "disgusting" about nudity. You should shake off those preconceived cultural biases, you'll be a better person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I don't feel anything abut nudity being posted somewhere and people enjoying it... I just don't want to see it myself because it's disgusting for me)

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 week ago

This helps protect our ~~community~~ revenue.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Protecting our community" isn't even a good excuse, you can't leave comments without an account...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

Protecting our ~~community~~ profits

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