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Re:Ask HN: Why is YouTube adding “&pp=sAQA” to video URLs? by elric on Friday July 30, 2021 @09:04AM (#28007487)
Last I checked, it was impossible to create a YT/Google account without providing a (working) phone number. Which is even worse than requiring "real names" (which can at least be spoofed).
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Re:Ask HN: Why is YouTube adding “&pp=sAQA” to video URLs? by ravedev on Friday July 30, 2021 @11:12AM (#28008861)
That depends. I’ve found that, while creating an account on an iOS device, providing a phone number isn’t required, but while creating an account via a desktop browser, it is.

It will probably depend on other factors as well such as IP, country, …

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Re:Ask HN: Why is YouTube adding “&pp=sAQA” to video URLs? by rtsil on Friday July 30, 2021 @08:48PM (#28014163)
It was still possible as of six months or so ago, who knows what factors Google takes into account to decide whether to require a phone number or a simple email.
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