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Re: YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos

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Yes, I should have added and verified your age . But none of that is a youtube-dl matter, there is no magic video download link hidden in the page source.

Of course this is a youtube-dl matter. It could easily circumvent this by pretending to embed the video.

No I've also had age restricted embedded links throw an error with something like "this video cannot be played here" and linking to non embedded player link.

Re: YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos

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I noticed this yesterday and now I am wondering what to do. Especially when more and more videos are getting flagged.

ID is out of the question, credit card seems more plausible. However, i wonder what happens when you give the number. I don't want that it sticks after validation...

Re: YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos

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Title seems misleading, it can download it as long as you provide logged in account info. I think the correct title is: youtube-dl can no longer be used to bypass youtube's age verification checks

> Title seems misleading, it can download it as long as you provide logged in account info

... assuming that you have provided YouTube with a scan of your ID card to prove that you are 18+ ...

Re: YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos

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Login alone does not help for age restricted videos. First step towards automatically stop using youtube. It their choice really.

You believe an appreciable number of people will stop using Youtube over this?

people wont complain imo, but a few will be lazy enough to not send their ID or put their card info

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post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Login alone does not help for age restricted videos. First step towards automatically stop using youtube. It their choice really.

You believe an appreciable number of people will stop using Youtube over this?

If they have to give over their CC number (which some people are reporting) maybe a significant numner will stop watching age restricted videos.

Re: YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos

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post #14

A few days ago, I clicked an age restricted video on Youtube and usually I just state that I am above 18 but now they ask for a credit card number or an identity card to prove it. I am not going to send this just to watch some random video clip that users have declared not appropriate to a young audience because it features a zombie. Seriously!

I had that too. A 14 year old account, with Google Cloud and Google One billing, plus many Google Store purchases and they still wanted me to prove my age. WTF?

Re: YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos

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I remember http://nsfwyoutube.com/ hasn't been working for sometime. Maybe it is related. Is there still a way to anonymously watch restricted videos on youtube? I don't want to login to google to watch videos.

You can use https://yewtu.be/ which is an instance of Invidious, all instances are listed here: https://github.com/iv-org/documentation/blob/f8ac896b91888e7...

Re: YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos

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post #22

I noticed this yesterday and now I am wondering what to do. Especially when more and more videos are getting flagged. ID is out of the question, credit card seems more plausible. However, i wonder what happens when you give the number. I don't want that it sticks after validation...

Would it be worth it to just get a credit card for the sole purpose of youtube-dl? Maybe put some kind of limit on it, if possible?
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