▲ 89 ▼ So, has age verification really become the new normal? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm asking because I just had to verify my age thanks to YouTube requiring me to watch a video that was age restricted.
[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) Not really. At least with Proton, I can just change the exit and it’ll work. That said, I can’t be bothered to do that most of the time. I’m not missing anything by not watching YouTube videos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Mullvad and also never had an issue with YT permalink fedilink source parent [–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago* Weird. For me it appears like in the last ~wk they've dropped the hard block, and are now using captcha. It's entirely possible I'm getting caught up in some A/B testing, because of my exits of choosing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Mullvad and also never had an issue with YT permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago* Weird. For me it appears like in the last ~wk they've dropped the hard block, and are now using captcha. It's entirely possible I'm getting caught up in some A/B testing, because of my exits of choosing. permalink fedilink source parent