YouTube Sign-In Bot Check

did a little more digging and turns out youtube is a/b testing limiting logged out access to youtube videos all youtube-related projects are affected, including youtube's own clients YouTube Open App Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot This helps protect our community. Learn more Sign in something’s up with youtube functionality, no clue why, just woke up it’s very spotty, some youtube downloads might fail, while many others will work fine...

A screenshot of a post about YouTube testing restrictions on logged-out access, showing a YouTube sign-in prompt that asks the viewer to prove they are not a bot. The joke is the sudden, unexplained demand to sign in, presented as an ominous disruption affecting YouTube and related projects; it is used as a reaction to unexpected platform problems or authentication requirements. EN: A screenshot of a post about YouTube testing restrictions on logged-out access, showing a YouTube sign-in prompt that asks the viewer to prove they are not a bot. The joke is the sudden, unexplained demand to sign in, presented as an ominous disruption affecting YouTube and related projects; it is used as a reaction to unexpected platform problems or authentication requirements.

• @gentoomemes / 11783 2024-06-11