nerdhd@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agoSo, has age verification really become the new normal?message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareSo, has age verification really become the new normal?nerdhd@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
I’m asking because I just had to verify my age thanks to YouTube requiring me to watch a video that was age restricted.
minus-squareLordMayor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoNot really. At least with Proton, I can just change the exit and it’ll work. That said, I can’t be bothered to do that most of the time. I’m not missing anything by not watching YouTube videos.
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 months agoWeird. For me it appears like in the last ~wk they’ve dropped the hard block, and are now using captcha. It’s entirely possible I’m getting caught up in some A/B testing, because of my exits of choosing.
minus-squareamniotic druid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoMullvad and also never had an issue with YT
Not really. At least with Proton, I can just change the exit and it’ll work.
That said, I can’t be bothered to do that most of the time. I’m not missing anything by not watching YouTube videos.
Weird. For me it appears like in the last ~wk they’ve dropped the hard block, and are now using captcha.
It’s entirely possible I’m getting caught up in some A/B testing, because of my exits of choosing.
Mullvad and also never had an issue with YT