Well, shit

I'm not even using a VPN (FreeTube).

Invidious time it is, I guess.

Edit: I slept the night and it works now for some reason. Maybe it was just a bad dream.

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monovergent@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 1d (3 replies)

Can confirm it happens even with residential IPs recently, good thing I don't have static or 'sticky' IP so I'm not blocked too long.

DarkSirrush@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 1d (2 replies)

I am glad YouTube hasn't blocked me even though I only access it with ytdl-sub nowadays, as I have had the same non-static IP for over 2 years now.

I am honestly assuming my ISP noticed I am self hosting stuff that only I can access and gave me a free static IP, because that shit hasn't rotated even after a half dozen power day long power outages, and multiple day long service outages.

Not to mention the dozens of times I have had to reboot my modem for various reasons.

I have no way to check, but i honestly think it survived a modem replacement in my early days of self hosting (modem partially fried itself in an... interesting fashion).

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d (1 reply)

What, it jumped up, bellowed, "Look at muh dick", then set itself on fire?

DarkSirrush@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 1d

Not quite.

Port 3 fried completely (and fried the ethernet on a PC mobo), LAN devices could no longer see WLAN devices, ports 1 and 4 could see eachother, port 2 couldn't see anything, but everything could still access WAN.

Edit: and having something in port 3 meant the other ports couldn't access WAN.

es_eskaliert@feddit.org · 10 pts · 1d (2 replies)

In my experience this should go away after some hours, alternatively you can obtain a new IP address (powercycling your router, switching to mobile data etc, depending on your set up).

kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1d (1 reply)

can confirm this, i went to sleep after posting this and it works now

es_eskaliert@feddit.org · 4 pts · 23h

Definetly the best solution. Hope you slept well!

solxix@pawb.social · 7 pts · 1d (1 reply)

If you have an IPv6 prefix, you could look into rotating your IPv6 address every time YouTube blocks you.

sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 1d

How

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1d (2 replies)

A VPN gets around the block. I change locations when I'm blocked.

kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1d (1 reply)

i've never had a vpn co-operate with youtube. i have an exception for freetube in my vpn

that being said, it works now after i slept through the night. maybe it was just a bad dream

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1d

Odd as that's one of the main reasons to use a vpn - bypassing geoblocking.

Feathercrown@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1d

❌️ DeGoogle Yourself

✅️ DeYourself Google

Auster@thebrainbin.org · 2 pts · 1d (1 reply)

If I may suggest, already start finding alternatives where those you follow are. Helps with both timeouts, and at making less painful to stop using Youtube altogether if/when the need comes.

eldavi@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1d

youtube has become my defacto time-wasting platform since i've eschewed all other american social media platforms.

sometimes, i feels like i've regressed back down to 2005 because of it. lol

wuphysics87@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1d

I use invidious, but there's come a point, after 3 or 4 tries, I just use the embedded link. Privacy is like security. Make it as hard for the other person as possible without making it impossible for yourself

calmblue75@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1d

Yeah, it works after a few hours. I usually use tor meanwhile.

Obnomus@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1d

I get that than I open yt in a browser.

Xibbletox467@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d (1 reply)

try turning aeroplane mode on off, it works for me on mobile data

kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1d

this is on pc