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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Reverendender@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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.

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[-] charles@lemmy.zip 51 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago
[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

Config an RSS reader for the channels you follow on youtube. Watch the videos locally after downloading them. That's what I do.

[-] ISOmorph@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

How do you dl them? yt-dlp is asking to pass credentials as well.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I like command line stuff, so I use newsboat for the reader, and then yt-boat to download. yt-boat uses yt-dlp as it's backend, but I've never had a problem with yt-dlp not downloading or asking for credentials though.

[-] jasep@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Use SmartTube on Android TV and Fire TV. Cast from Brave browser on Apple TV or Roku.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

I don't trust Brave, honestly

[-] jasep@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Me either, but it is effective at blocking YouTube ads on iOS for free 🤷🏼‍♂️

There are other paid options, and other side loading options as well. But Brave is easy and it works. I only use it for youtube.com on my iPad, so I'm personally fine with allowance for that.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fair point. I respect your arguments. What are the actual benefits of using Brave in this scenario?

[-] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

It's pretty capable of blocking a lot of YouTube and Google bullshit. You could just use it for that.

[-] jasep@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It blocks the YT ads. Watch video, cast to TV. Isn't that what your original question was? I mentioned SmartTube in my 1st reply as it's the best adblocked YT experience on a TV for sure, but it does require an Android based set top box or TV OS. If you are in an Apple ecosystem, use brave just for casting YT to TV.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah I’m just Apple, and I will not be permitting my TV to ever access the internet on its own. 😕

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

on ios there's orion browser which is still webkit based but supports firefox extensions like ublock

unfortunately it's prolly never going to be foss, the devs said they were working on making it foss 2 years ago and they haven't done anything

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Firefox focus works for me!

[-] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Wait, what are the problems with Brave?

[-] yonder@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Crypto currency built in and not open source.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago

I change the VPN exit to a random exit until it works again

[-] Lemmchen@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

For me this only shows up when using my VPN. I try a few different servers or switch to mobile and it works.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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.

[-] far_university190@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Should download asmr in general. Youtube seem like delete/strike/demonetize lot of asmr creator.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I should have realized sooner!

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] parody@lemmings.world 3 points 1 month ago

For those who wanna shell out some money:

textverified.com

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.)

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

~~Not one price listed on that site.~~

[-] Red5@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 month ago

You didn’t scroll down the Rentals page far enough

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Oh I see it

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago
[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago
[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago
[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's a dumbass quote. Who wrote it? Credit card agencies?

[-] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Out of touch wealthy folks.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

J.P. Morgan was a human person, in fact

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago

There's a chunk missing in the side of his building on Wall St for a reason

[-] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Revanced continues to work fine for me.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Great. That’s not available for iOS though.

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