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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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I use BravePipe on android. No account needed. Also can include Bitchute and Rumble if you desire.
Long ago i was building a front-end for YouTube. Back then it was just a parameter to the video in the embedded iframe. So my front-end was playing all videos without any account or being logged in.
Since the plugin works, I guess it just toggles that parameter too. Not sure why Google doesnt require an actual login but they dont (or didnt).
Yes. I use a FireFox extension called ViolentMonkey that allows you to install scripts.
There is a script called Simple YouTube Age Restriction Bypass: https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass?tab=readme-ov-file
Install the script in Violent Monkey and you should be all set to watch age restricted videos in Firefox without signing in.
Thanks
I know of this userscrpit, worked fine for me the last time i came across something age restricted
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“by default” so there’s an option to disable?
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Isnt this possible with Grayjay, or do you still need an account?
It’s possible. You have to tick a setting.
You need an account. There is no bypass or workaround at this moment.
you seem confident, but it seems this is not true
My bad. I was wrong.
np, I learned this today too. we are truly very lucky to have these alternative services and the guys behind them
I haven’t used yt-dlp in a hot minute, but it used to have a simple bypass for age-restricted videos that didn’t need browser cookies. Anyone know if that still works?
yt-dlp is still alive, well and actively developed. It can now target abunch of different platforms.
Sure, but what about the age-restriction bypass, specifically?
Far as I know, in my own usage, you can’t bypass the age restriction currently. Maybe I’m using it wrong?
You cannot. And you also now often get blocked when using a VPN, and have to use a flag to use cookies to get past it.
What do you mean by using a flag? I’d like to level up my VPN game
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp
It could be that Youtube also broke how it used to work, and it doesn’t work anymore. I was just hoping maybe it did, for OP’s sake.
No. Make a dummy account
Don’t they require a phone number now?
Bunch of services out there offering Free SMS Numbers for 2FA. You might also try searching “Burner SMS”, but anyways, there are options.
Do you have a link?
For one I trust? Never actually used one, sorry. I’ve used faxburner, for faxing, without issue, but it doesn’t look like they offer SMS.
Would using these service be a risk if you lose access to such number?
burner SMS. Burner dummy Google account strictly for age-restricted content. I don’t really see what’s to lose?
Also, you can turn off 2FA, so the number is only “needed” if you forget your password and/or lose access to the backup e-mail.
I see, notes.
Wouldn’t Google tie the dummy account to your KYC’d account tho?
I mean, finding ways around that is the whole point of Posts like this one?
Personally, I use different browsers for different purposes on a rando Android phone(+vpn for torrents). I watch this community to try to stay abreast of current privacy/security issues, but I don’t make much effort to live it, as I’ll go dark long before I’ll really have anything to hide.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go bitch at the librarians again, for disposing of the microfiche after they digitized it.
Haha
Cheers!