I’ve been having some weird issues over the last few days with not being able to search for things in YouTube when I’m logged in via SmartTube account.
So I decided to try accessing it directly. Well guess what? It looks like YouTube now requires age verification in AU.
Sorry Google… I’m not uploading my passport, drivers licence or govt id to watch your shit. I am however now very incentivized to use Tube archivist and Jellyfin, plus cron job to scrape your shit with gleeful abandon.
EDIT: Rather than removed about it, I did something and made Smarttube work without a google account. If that floats your boat, have at it. It supports direct import of your saved playlists via Google Takeout ZIP file, subscriptions etc without needing a youtube account.
Also, remember the excellent TubeArchivist exists if you want even more control.
Well, you must have got in before the new faceID scan. Trying now redirects you to a QR code, which only works on phone. Which then very politely asks to use your selfie cam / won’t accept camera roll.
Use your selfie camera to take a photo of a computer screen in highest quality you can. 4k recommended.
No, stop giving the system legitimacy. Reject it and leave their platform if it is required.
Don’t even log into YouTube.
If I remove YouTube I might as well remove the internet as a whole, YouTube is most of what I’m online for and that isn’t changing.
I guess you could use a desktop and a virtual webcam if you switch the user-agent.
is it a thing that makes the camera show a picture or video instead of whats actaully on the camera?
OBS should do the trick
Oh wow. That’s annoying. Could also be a regional thing though.
Possible…though it could just as easily be a test case. AU and UK first…not sure what happened to US
https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/
I guess they’ll start with the countries that require age verification. It’s gotta be extra hassle for them as well, so they won’t do it unless it’s absolutely required by the local government.