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Is there a way to watch "age-restricted" videos on youtube? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 22 hours ago by frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I don't have a google account

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[–] unbuckled_easily933@lemmy.ml 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Don’t they require a phone number now?

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Bunch of services out there offering Free SMS Numbers for 2FA. You might also try searching "Burner SMS", but anyways, there are options.

[–] Stomata@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Do you have a link?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Would using these service be a risk if you lose access to such number?

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

burner SMS. Burner dummy Google account strictly for age-restricted content. I don't really see what's to lose?

Also, you can turn off 2FA, so the number is only "needed" if you forget your password and/or lose access to the backup e-mail.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I see, notes.

Wouldn't Google tie the dummy account to your KYC'd account tho?

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, finding ways around that is the whole point of Posts like this one?

Personally, I use different browsers for different purposes on a rando Android phone(+vpn for torrents). I watch this community to try to stay abreast of current privacy/security issues, but I don't make much effort to live it, as I'll go dark long before I'll really have anything to hide.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go bitch at the librarians again, for disposing of the microfiche after they digitized it.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Haha

Cheers!

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Late to the conversation but maybe consider https://invidious.io/ or https://docs.piped.video/ - also for an easy to use desktop client there is https://freetubeapp.io/ which utilizes invidious/piped API’s.

Personally I host an invidious instance on a separate machine and route that machine to a VPN my other devices do not use.