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I've never had NewPipe present me with a sign in prompt or any bot challenges, that's a very strange scenario to be facing.
Not everyone faces it but a lot of people do. That error means that Google noticed you're using a custom client and IP banned you from watching without signing in.
Do you use a VPN?
Not often, and usually not while accessing YouTube.