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YouTube detects and blocking Brave browser

by twapi on 12/20/24, 7:47 PM with 13 comments

  • by rolph on 12/20/24, 8:20 PM

    VLC > media > open network stream > paste video link > convert > enjoy
  • by pygar on 12/20/24, 9:15 PM

    I don't think they are blocking based on browser. They are probably on another push. I'm getting "Ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service" on lastest Firefox and uBO. I'm in Australia.
  • by neuralRiot on 12/20/24, 9:49 PM

    Using duckduckgo video search opens the video on the search results page, playing there plays without ads, I get the “sign in to confirm you’re not a bot” message sometimes though.
  • by janandonly on 12/20/24, 8:08 PM

    Brave brazenly makes adverts in which they claim to skip YT adds. They would at some point grow big enough for YT to become a problem.
  • by ajsnigrutin on 12/20/24, 8:12 PM

    https://freetubeapp.io/

    ^ great alternative to youtube in a browser

  • by creer on 12/20/24, 9:58 PM

    Youtube also blocks all but the crudest resolution on firefox.