nerdhd@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoSo, has age verification really become the new normal?message-squaremessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareSo, has age verification really become the new normal?nerdhd@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square76linkfedilinkfile-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-up5·2 days 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-squareamniotic druid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoMullvad and also never had an issue with YT
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days 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.
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.
Mullvad and also never had an issue with YT
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.