YouTube is now flagging accounts on Premium family plans that aren't in the same household : technology

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How are they able to tell if you are in a different household ? If the user use different VPNs then it shouldn't be able to tell the different between that and being in different locations. So are they gathering internal network data, are they spying on the LAN and wifi ?

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[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

NewPipe told me I was IP banned last week but it went away.

I'd rather stop using than give them money.

[–] berty@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

This happens to me too when I watch to many videos of the same kind. Restarting my router solves it.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Anyone who actually pays for this shit has it coming.

[–] Ernstrommel@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago

Meh. Growing up through the 90s makes be resilient and not even the slightest concerned about crap like this. I leave my device on the couch, go outside and enjoy life as I once had before greedy technology.

[+] downhomechunk@midwest.social -9 points 3 days ago

I used to be an a friend's planning exchange for sharing Disney plus. But he booted me after I kept putting weird shit on his family calendar.

"Wash that thing on your back that's hard to reach and puts out a putrid smell."

"Soak feet in melted butter."

I've been a premium member since then. I've been watching the battle with ad blockers from the sidelines.

Who is winning that battle? This will inform my next move.

[+] aquovie@lemmy.cafe -14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you watch vapid slop content on Youtube, that's on you. Don't blame Youtube for giving you what you apparently want. I watch howto's, "edutainment", science and engineering stuff, conference talks, and overall generally positive, helpful content. This is a totally different thing from Netflix, which is mostly just fiction. I'd never pay a subscription for that. The cost of Premium seems like a fair value for what I get out of it, especially since creators get a higher payout for Premium views.

Yeah, Google still tracks you. So does absolutely everyone else, including your ISP that you're paying for. Until you make it illegal, that isn't going to change. I'm not going to put everything on hold waiting for better consumer protection laws, shit's way too dysfunctional for that to be realistic. Life isn't perfect.

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