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Lol - get fucked YouTube (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 hours ago by SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've been having some weird issues over the last few days with not being able to search for things in YouTube when I'm logged in via SmartTube account.

So I decided to try accessing it directly. Well guess what? It looks like YouTube now requires age verification in AU.

Sorry Google... I'm not uploading my passport, drivers licence or govt id to watch your shit. I am however now very incentivized to use Tube archivist and Jellyfin, plus cron job to scrape your shit with gleeful abandon.

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[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, you must have got in before the new faceID scan. Trying now redirects you to a QR code, which only works on phone. Which then very politely asks to use your selfie cam / won't accept camera roll.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Oh wow. That’s annoying. Could also be a regional thing though.

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Possible...though it could just as easily be a test case. AU and UK first...not sure what happened to US

https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 minutes ago

I guess they’ll start with the countries that require age verification. It’s gotta be extra hassle for them as well, so they won’t do it unless it’s absolutely required by the local government.