Has anyone had any luck/difficulties with YouTube lately?
I was trying to airplay a video to my tv, just like I did for hours last night, and YouTube kept demanding that I login to prove I’m not a bot. So I figured I would make a fake login on Proton. That worked fine, but then it wants to text me for verification and obviously I do not want to give them my number, but it’s rejecting every number I try from the temp number sites.
I am in Safari for iPad in a private window, using vinegar.
This was an attempt by Goolag to try to stop NewPipe, Invidious and similar apps, and Goolag doesn't need your number to prove you're not a bot, they have their own reCAPTCHA for that. Just data collection.
Pricing is likely a little higher than the lowest price they show. Expect a couple bucks or something after making a purchase of like… five bucks or so.
Apparently Monero is accepted.
(They have plenty of competitors and some might be cheaper or not require purchasing a balance.)
I use the Firefox extension Untrap on my PC, and every time I go on Youtube it says the extension's slowing the browser down. I use Invidious on an old tablet when I go to bed, and I just have to refresh now and again to get it working, but there are far fewer instances on the list, I've noticed.
I switched it on and off, and changed countries, etc. It was very frustrating. I’m just going to download the ASMR stuff I like, I think. And not deal with these shenanigans.