Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

tblue37

(68,235 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:24 AM Dec 12

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

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.

9 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Am I the only one who suddenly can't watch most videos because they demand that I sign in, without providing [View all] tblue37 Dec 12 OP

You aren't the only one LearnedHand Dec 12 #1

Also, more and more websites are requiring you to accept their cookies and data gathering to read anything on the site. Lonestarblue Dec 12 #2

If you run a VPN and select a European server LearnedHand Dec 12 #3

I get that every so often. It lasts for a day or two and then back to normal. Midnight Writer Dec 12 #4

When the title says "Bombshell", "Devistating", doc03 Dec 12 #5

I like to watch Colbert, Kimmel, John Oliver, Lawrence O'Donnell, but I keep getting blocked. tblue37 Dec 12 #7

What about the ones with a red arrow pointing to the only object in the picture? Iggo Dec 12 #8

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Dec 13 #9

It happens to me... 2naSalit Dec 12 #6