youtube blocks vpn usage

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i do not use a vpn

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YouTube is increasingly blocking VPN usage, primarily due to licensing agreements for content (especially TV shows/sports), to prevent cheap subscriptions from other countries, and to enforce regional restrictions, leading to error messages like "VPN/proxy detected" or outright content blockage for users trying to access geo-restricted content or circumvent terms.

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HoeBag · 46-50, F

I am sure eventually someone will find a way around it.
Kind of like how YT is trying to stop adblockers, but that doesn't always work.

I do not use nor know much about VPN's but either way I still imagine someone will find ways around it.

There are ways around everything.

markinkansas · 61-69, M

@HoeBag my walk around is two computers ..it is there loss of data that the do not like.. us vs the big corps..

HoeBag · 46-50, F

@markinkansas Youtube is starting to bite really. EVERYone from insignificant, small creators all the way up to the CEO is trying to squeeze in more ads AND wanting to charge for everything.

There is the reality that - "The internet is un-useable without ads blockers" (or maybe VPN).

When YT tries so hard to cram ads down people's throats, I just wonder why? I mean if someone has already shown disinterest...

It would be like if a door to door salesman were carrying around a battering ram to break into houses that didn't answer the door.