Comment on Is there still anyway to bypass Youtube "Sign in to confirm your age" bullshit in 2026?
communism@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
No, afaik every alternative frontend that still works with age-restricted videos works by letting you sign in with a Google account (which defeats the point). I’ve tried a few.
I just make an account for just the age-restricted videos. FreeTube still works for me for non-age restricted videos (if it doesn’t for you, try changing VPN countries a few times—also you need to restart FreeTube every time you change VPN servers, otherwise it doesn’t work from the new server, idk why).
GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I haven’t gotten FreeTube to load anything in forever. What tricks are you using?
communism@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Nothing, just using the latest FreeTube. Are you up to date? They’ve pushed out a few releases recently to get around new YouTube trickery. Your VPN server might also be blocked; I’ve had luck with Mullvad’s Swedish servers lately.