Am I the only one who suddenly can't watch most videos because they demand that I sign in, without providing

[tblue37]

a way to do so? It's bad enough that many don't have closed captioning for those of us who are severely hearing impaired, but now they block us entirely if we can't find a way to "sign in." This is a recent development. I can't help wondering what the advantage is for blocking viewers.

[LearnedHand]

1. You aren't the only one

I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I think it’s YouTube putting the squeeze on. It happens with embedded videos, and then when I follow the link to YouTube’s I get the same thing.

[Lonestarblue]

2. Also, more and more websites are requiring you to accept their cookies and data gathering to read anything on the site.

The choice is to accept only. There is no mechanism allowing you to reject any part of their data collection. Republicans have ensured that we have no protections from the predatory companies that monetize our personal data. I expect much of the internet to be unusable within a couple of years unless you agree to sign up for most websites.

[LearnedHand]

3. If you run a VPN and select a European server

You receive a very different set of options, especially “reject all” or “required cookies only.” It must be nice to live in a place that cares about individuals and their rights to privacy.

[Midnight Writer]

4. I get that every so often. It lasts for a day or two and then back to normal.

I have no idea why it happens.

[doc03]

5. When the title says "Bombshell", "Devistating",

"Humiliating" , ect. I just pass them up. They are never worth watching.

[tblue37]

7. I like to watch Colbert, Kimmel, John Oliver, Lawrence O'Donnell, but I keep getting blocked.

It is very frustrating..

[Iggo]

8. What about the ones with a red arrow pointing to the only object in the picture?

Those are my favorites.

[OldBaldy1701E]

9. Yep.

Also, beware of any postings with the standard image of the person showing major surprise or major disgust.

It is all hype and it is all no surprise at all, considering where they got the idea from in the first place. (Marketing 101.)

[2naSalit]

6. It happens to me...

Every couple days or so. I just wait a little while, sometimes only about 15 minutes, and then they will play again. Sometimes if I watch a utoob short, the regular videos will play after that. Don't know what it's about but those are the things I have noticed when it happens.