Video ownloader it works but not very convenient
Just using yt-dlp also works, but locally.
Unless I’m missing something, it doesn’t appear to:
Does it still work for you? for me it stopped working a while back
Yes, and all the download sites and tools don’t use anything else either. They all just wrap yt-dlp.
If it stopped working for you, you might have to read the docs on the specific error you’re getting to see how to get around it. YouTube does try to make it harder, but it’s technologically difficult to fully block. There are workarounds for basically every case as far as I’m aware.
I checked it now and it works fine if I don’t use VPN. but regular youtube also work fine without VPN.
If I switch to VPN both yt-dlp and normal youtube give same error “please login to prove you are not a bot” which is the problem OP is originally trying to find work around for
That took one agonizing hour to download but the video seems to work.
Thanks.
Tested it, and can second that this does technically work.
No, afaik every alternative frontend that still works with age-restricted videos works by letting you sign in with a Google account (which defeats the point). I’ve tried a few.
I just make an account for just the age-restricted videos. FreeTube still works for me for non-age restricted videos (if it doesn’t for you, try changing VPN countries a few times—also you need to restart FreeTube every time you change VPN servers, otherwise it doesn’t work from the new server, idk why).
I haven’t gotten FreeTube to load anything in forever. What tricks are you using?
Nothing, just using the latest FreeTube. Are you up to date? They’ve pushed out a few releases recently to get around new YouTube trickery. Your VPN server might also be blocked; I’ve had luck with Mullvad’s Swedish servers lately.
Can you still vpn to a country that doesn’t have age laws
Such as?
I’m in PA, USA and afiak there are no such laws anyways… this is just youtube being a dick
Edit: Anyways, I found one comment mentioned this web downloader thingy https://app.ytdown.to/en23/
And it works… slow af but works.
But it wont be long before they break it again… ugh
Ok then did YouTube implement the age checks globally then that sucks a lot
The precise situation is that US states don’t have age verification laws right now but Texas tried to implement one on Jan 1 (Texas SB2420 - it got blocked by a judge as unconstitutional) and Louisiana and Utah have laws coming into effect soon.
So it’s both true that platforms are moving because of laws but there are no laws. The laws have been announced for many months. They aren’t trivial to implement so of course platforms are doing advance work. They might even want to test it before the laws come into effect, and see how badly it hurts them while they still have time to adjust and fiddle.
No company wants to do age verification IMO. There is no upside for them. Maybe if we actually prosecuted tech companies for harming children, there would be, but lolz.
VPN with a double hop ending in France or Brazil usually works for me.
Tried both, Doesn’t work.
Seems like the only way to bypass is using weird web-downloader sites which I presume use their own google accounts to get access which then it downloads onto their server.
Just try different countries in your VPN, you’ll probably stumble on a few that work.
If only there were videos on YouTube of people cleaning naked or trying transparent clothes.
Not what OP asked for bur there was a mexican gal that would do carpentry naked
Can’t find much in terms of a penis.
This is an unfair double standard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMOSBZi6cHU&t=43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upxEK7dbYBI&t=55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXvRrLmS1E&t=131
Finally some real penises:
Here’s one with big areolas covered in sand!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0eYPftTXLM&t=88
But you know its tits because it looks like sandy tits.
Yes.
Don’t Open Youtube
Invidious is what I’ve been using forever. On mobile, PipePipe and a VPN set to Brazil or France is the best solution.
Unfortunately, thats only true for the, “Please sign in to confirm you’re not a bot.” gate. The age gate is a separate system, that blocks on a per-video rather than per-user basis.
If that video contains some kind of nudity, it is possible to find it on a site like ytboob. Otherwise there is no way to watch it without an account.
It looks like that site needs an account too.
No. It is working fine for me.
It does not proxy the real video, they download and create a mirror. You do not connect to YouTube at all, directly or indirectly.
Weird, I must’ve clicked a bad link in the search. Teach me to be complacent. Lol
Unwatched app for those on ios
Have you tried yt-dlp?
This doesn’t work on age-restricted videos. You need to pass browser cookies where you have logged in to download such videos.
Unless I’m missing something, it doesn’t appear to work.
I tried to use Seal from Fdroid, which I think uses that yt dlp thing. Doesnt work.
Ive never heard of seal before. No idea if that’s a good software or how it’s using yt-dlp or what version of yt-dlp it is using.
I would try yt-dlp on a computer with the
--verboseflag.Command line breaks my brain… too Gen Z brained to figure that out.
Cringe
There are GUI programs that use yt-dlp underneath. I use YtDownloader, altho I haven’t tried it with an age-restricted video.
https://ohai.social/@klu9/115400874929871716
(Freetube definitely can’t view age-restricted videos.)
After you install it, you type
yt-dlp --verbose URLJust replace URL with the url you want to download.
Does this work on age restricted videos?
I understand the sentiment, but gotta say YouTube is one service that is much better when logged in. I have my history and personalization disabled everywhere except YouTube. If I open YouTube’s front page in an incognito tab, it’s wall-to-wall trash on the level of Jerry Springer. Meanwhile I’ve been getting recommendations to my precise taste for years. Lots of good music found in the recs.
I don’t even open random YouTube links from social media under my account, so as to not mess up the recommendations. Always using an incognito tab instead (which is admittedly foiled by the ‘sign up’ thing when I have to use a vpn).
It’s less about privacy more about minimalism…
I don’t want too many accounts to manage… I just wanna watch a bunch of stuff and forget it
Ran into this on newpipe last week, just loaded a webpage in mobile Firefox then went back to newpipe and refreshed the page.
Not sure about your situation, but there are definitely work arounds for some situations.
Invidious is usually my go to. You can also try DDG searches in the video tab, but you have to fine s county that doesnt ask for a sign in.
It’s still possible, but increasingly a huge PITA
Still requires you to log in.
No it doesn’t. I’m using it right now without an account.
Is it regional or something? Videos are still blocked for me:
Also, funny bug in that the recommended videos are still there, but just not visible, so tapping anywhere opens a new video.
Nothing can bypass age restricted videos AFAIK.
There do appear to be a couple services that use their own accounts (see here), but in general, that was my understanding too.
I use it with Mullvad. When I hit a block, I reconnect to a different server, and that usually fixes it.
I’ve found that works with the “Are you a bot?” blocks, but never the age restrictions.
Hmm, I’ve mostly been able to watch age restricted videos. I think it’s a bit of a tortoise and hare scenario. The workarounds eventually get there. I honestly don’t understand all of the technical details
Invidious
Tried… it doesn’t work for age restricted videos.
Same with every alternative frontend i’m pretty sure
Can you YouTube-dl it?
