I was trying to airplay a video to my tv, just like I did for hours last night, and YouTube kept demanding that I login to prove I’m not a bot. So I figured I would make a fake login on Proton. That worked fine, but then it wants to text me for verification and obviously I do not want to give them my number, but it’s rejecting every number I try from the temp number sites.
I am in Safari for iPad in a private window, using vinegar.
This was an attempt by Goolag to try to stop NewPipe, Invidious and similar apps, and Goolag doesn’t need your number to prove you’re not a bot, they have their own reCAPTCHA for that. Just data collection.
Ok, so how do I beat it?
Config an RSS reader for the channels you follow on youtube. Watch the videos locally after downloading them. That’s what I do.
How do you dl them? yt-dlp is asking to pass credentials as well.
Use SmartTube on Android TV and Fire TV. Cast from Brave browser on Apple TV or Roku.
I don’t trust Brave, honestly
Me either, but it is effective at blocking YouTube ads on iOS for free 🤷🏼♂️
There are other paid options, and other side loading options as well. But Brave is easy and it works. I only use it for youtube.com on my iPad, so I’m personally fine with allowance for that.
Fair point. I respect your arguments. What are the actual benefits of using Brave in this scenario?
For those who wanna shell out some money:
Pricing is likely a little higher than the lowest price they show. Expect a couple bucks or something after making a purchase of like… five bucks or so.
Apparently Monero is accepted.
(They have plenty of competitors and some might be cheaper or not require purchasing a balance.)
Not one price listed on that site.
If you have to ask…
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That’s a dumbass quote. Who wrote it? Credit card agencies?
For me this only shows up when using my VPN. I try a few different servers or switch to mobile and it works.
I switched it on and off, and changed countries, etc. It was very frustrating. I’m just going to download the ASMR stuff I like, I think. And not deal with these shenanigans.
