FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoYouTube won't let me watch a video unless I sign in...lemmy.blahaj.zoneexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down114
arrow-up1401arrow-down1external-linkYouTube won't let me watch a video unless I sign in...lemmy.blahaj.zoneFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareNegativeNull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-25 months agoAgreed, my up-to-date freetube is having problems today. Edit: with or without VPN makes no difference either
minus-squaremadame_gaymes@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 months agoUnfortunately this has been going on few several months now. YT is actively blocking IPs if they think they are from data centers, VPNs, or proxies. They’ve also been doing some under the hood cryptographic changes that cause breakages from time to time in Invidious (the backend for FreeTube)
minus-squaremadame_gaymes@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agooh shit, I did not even consider that could happen. I uh… need to go tear down an instance I don’t really use anymore.
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoOh my god, same! I’ve been using it for a week or so thanks to Lemmy and it stopped working yesterday.
Agreed, my up-to-date freetube is having problems today.
Edit: with or without VPN makes no difference either
Unfortunately this has been going on few several months now. YT is actively blocking IPs if they think they are from data centers, VPNs, or proxies.
They’ve also been doing some under the hood cryptographic changes that cause breakages from time to time in Invidious (the backend for FreeTube)
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oh shit, I did not even consider that could happen. I uh… need to go tear down an instance I don’t really use anymore.
Oh my god, same! I’ve been using it for a week or so thanks to Lemmy and it stopped working yesterday.