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.
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?
It's pretty capable of blocking a lot of YouTube and Google bullshit. You could just use it for that.
It blocks the YT ads. Watch video, cast to TV. Isn't that what your original question was? I mentioned SmartTube in my 1st reply as it's the best adblocked YT experience on a TV for sure, but it does require an Android based set top box or TV OS. If you are in an Apple ecosystem, use brave just for casting YT to TV.
Yeah I’m just Apple, and I will not be permitting my TV to ever access the internet on its own. 😕
on ios there's orion browser which is still webkit based but supports firefox extensions like ublock
unfortunately it's prolly never going to be foss, the devs said they were working on making it foss 2 years ago and they haven't done anything
Firefox focus works for me!
Wait, what are the problems with Brave?
Crypto currency built in and not open source.
I change the VPN exit to a random exit until it works again
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.
Should download asmr in general. Youtube seem like delete/strike/demonetize lot of asmr creator.
I should have realized sooner!
I use the Firefox extension Untrap on my PC, and every time I go on Youtube it says the extension's slowing the browser down. I use Invidious on an old tablet when I go to bed, and I just have to refresh now and again to get it working, but there are far fewer instances on the list, I've noticed.
Revanced continues to work fine for me.
Great. That’s not available for iOS though.
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.~~
You didn’t scroll down the Rentals page far enough
Oh I see it
If you have to ask…
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That's a dumbass quote. Who wrote it? Credit card agencies?
J.P. Morgan was a human person, in fact
There's a chunk missing in the side of his building on Wall St for a reason
Out of touch wealthy folks.
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