FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoYouTube won't let me watch a video unless I sign in...lemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down14
arrow-up1276arrow-down1imageYouTube won't let me watch a video unless I sign in...lemmy.blahaj.zoneFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squarePika@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-218 days agothis is likely youtube’s way of trying to persuade people into making an account, without going public that they are forcing people to make accounts. I found it does that if im logged out on a VPN, but standard residential IP’s it doesn’t with. I assume eventually it’s going to just require a google account to use the service period
minus-squareJeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 days agoIt sounds like they’re getting ready for age verification, which will be mandated in some countries this year.
minus-squarePazuzu@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoThey’ve required an account to watch age restricted videos for years now
this is likely youtube’s way of trying to persuade people into making an account, without going public that they are forcing people to make accounts.
I found it does that if im logged out on a VPN, but standard residential IP’s it doesn’t with.
I assume eventually it’s going to just require a google account to use the service period
It sounds like they’re getting ready for age verification, which will be mandated in some countries this year.
They’ve required an account to watch age restricted videos for years now