GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoLogin to youtube to watch videoslemmy.mlimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down19file-text
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minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoHave you tried if yt-dlp works? Cuz if that also doesnt, then maybe they actually temporarily blocked your IP? I have never gotten this message on yt so cant test it.
minus-squareRustylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHere’s the log from yt-dlp: [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR1buRTIKhk [youtube] kR1buRTIKhk: Downloading webpage [youtube] kR1buRTIKhk: Downloading ios player API JSON [youtube] kR1buRTIKhk: Downloading mweb player API JSON ERROR: [youtube] kR1buRTIKhk: Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot. This helps protect our community. Learn more
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAre you on a commercial VPN connection?
minus-squareRustylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNo, it’s when I connect with my ISP at home. If I use Mullvad VPN or if I actually login into YouTube web app, everything works fine.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThat is so odd. Can you manually reroll your home networks external IP address? Maybe reconnect your router. I dont know how they would be able to reidentify you otherwise.
Have you tried if yt-dlp works? Cuz if that also doesnt, then maybe they actually temporarily blocked your IP?
I have never gotten this message on yt so cant test it.
Here’s the log from yt-dlp:
Are you on a commercial VPN connection?
No, it’s when I connect with my ISP at home. If I use Mullvad VPN or if I actually login into YouTube web app, everything works fine.
That is so odd. Can you manually reroll your home networks external IP address? Maybe reconnect your router. I dont know how they would be able to reidentify you otherwise.