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youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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youtube getting more aggressive.. i've got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up

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

This happened to me, I just pressed F5 and just watching

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

Same story, different day.

[–] notasandwich1948 4 points 1 year ago

don't know why nobody mentioned this but opening each video in new private tab works just fine

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

That too. There's. New dystopian Rayman universe show on Netflix rn.

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

Fuck YouTube

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

Just saw the "will be blocked after 3 videos" for the first time" (I was only seeing the generic warning so far). Updated filters and it went away.

I recently stumbled upon this post; seems like filing a complaint to said entity is something you can do if you're in the EU. I haven't done so yet, but I plan to. The fella over there has even provided the text he's sent. If what is said is true and it's indeed illegal for YouTube to show such prompts (and if that entity receives enough complaints), they might be forced to withdraw them (unless they're using some legal loophole already).

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

What happen if you simply use opera or brave? The default anti tracking functionality normally triggers these protections, it blocks you just for browsing a certain browser? Without even having any adblock plugin

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

I gave up and got premium. It actually works out because we've cancelled Disney+ and Paramount+ and switched from the Spotify family plan to the Youtube Premium family plan and we're saving money, but I'm annoyed that I've resorted to this.