YouTube won’t let me watch this video with my VPN on. Is this a new thing?

  • BlueLineBae@midwest.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve had a different but similar issue. I have a VPN I log into so I can remotely access my work computer. If the VPN is on, YouTube won’t show me specific content that I know is usually there. It doesn’t tell me I can’t watch anything or tell me to turn it off, but some content is just missing 🤷

  • OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    All you have to do is change severs sometimes a few and refresh. Then it can flag your browser. It’s a pain because people get severs blacklisted that and Modern sites like Google and YouTube and others use AI to detect unusual traffic patterns.

    Sucks but once you find a good server remember the number and use it until it’s burned takes some time months even then move on again. They are trying really hard to dox all users and make it hard for privacy minded folk.

  • nestle@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Makes sense for a corpo like Google, ditch it and use Odysee or use another client like FreeTube or Piped. Piped doesn’t like my connecting via Tor but’s that’s alright I guess.

      • nestle@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 months ago

        True, contribute! I usually just use MullvadVPN+Mullvad Browser for that. I always recommend running a Tor node if you use Tor at all, but eh.

  • NGC2346@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I dont understand why this happens to people along with “adblocker detected” and i’ve never had any of these issues on VPN with adblocks… is this something proper to the US or something ?

    • Psythik@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Don’t have this issue in the US. I blame crappy adblockers/VPNs. UBlock Origin and Mullvad are what you need. Adguard DNS for apps that don’t have extension support.

      • SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        A few months back I got adblocker notifications while using UBlock Origin. I did the update and refresh and it would work again.

  • TheFriar@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Dude my van has been breaking a ton of websites lately. I had to turn it off to check the tracking on a package from USPS yesterday. Any time a website is sending me to a broken page, I turn off my vpn and it works immediately.

    I was going to ask because I’m somewhat new to vpns, but I just assumed it was one hassle for privacy. Is this a new occurrence?

    • oldfart@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      There always have been some sites blocking VPN traffic but it became widespread last 2-3 years.

  • communism@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    It’s a relatively new thing. i was watching YT for years with Mullvad with no issues then late last year started getting blocked. Right now I can only watch on either NewPipe or on the official web client while logged in.

    • cobysev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I’ve been paying for Proton VPN for a couple years now and I’ve never been blocked by YouTube.

      I’m also using uBlock Origin and Firefox as a browser. YouTube takes like 5-10 seconds to load videos, thanks to their built-in delay timer when ads can’t play, but otherwise it works fine.

      Honestly, I’d gladly wait 30 seconds staring at a black screen than watch a 10-second ad. So their delay timer is pointless.

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    I understand using VPN to circumvent region blocking. But for Youtube?

    Aah, for that situation with some US-providers selling user data?