He’s using a browser version not revanced
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EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You’re probably using revanced or vanced … there was a recent patch, you have to update it.
Nexoflexo@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
frittoBee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I normally use NewPipe but that didn’t work so I used Firefox and got that lovely message on the video. But now, a few hours later, it all works again…
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Are you also using something like ubo?
frittoBee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes I use ubo. I don’t know if I could browse the internet without it.
thevoidzero@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Internet looks very different without it.
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You can, but you should not.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They’re upset about your use of UBO. They are actively targeting users who have it enabled. That’s why it’s trying to force you to sign in.
For what it’s worth, I second the others. Don’t disable Ublock Origin. Try a different YouTube front end if you have to. Google can kick rocks with them s nonsense.
nogooduser@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It also does it sometimes if you’re on a VPN.
tehmics@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m getting it constantly in my old reddit app. Seems if it doesn’t recognize your browser fingerprint it will call you a bot.
TurboLag@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Yeah, I think it might be some kind of rate limiting. In another thread, it happened to someone else after batch-downloading videos with yt-dlp, which also prevented yt-dlp from downloading. Then it was back to normal (no sign in required) a few hours later.
tehmics@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Can’t imagine it’s a rate limit in my case, it happens the very first time I try to load a video with the in-app browser
xylol@leminal.space 2 months ago
That happened to me but it lasts like a month. No one in the house could watch YouTube lol