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Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by ginko on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @09:37AM (#28379634)
Guess I won't be watching any adult only youtube content then, because I definitely won't give them my ID
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Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by solarkraft on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @09:59AM (#28379909)
The problem is miscategorization. A lot of videos I like (and swear are not pornographic or whatever) are now inaccessible.
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Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by anshorei on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:21AM (#28380201)
I already use Odysee, Rumble, Bitchute over yt whenever possible, this just pushes me away from yt even more.
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Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by kitkat_new on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @09:42AM (#28379679)
you can't even watch all non-adult content, such as Kung Fury:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5P_LAqiVg

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