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frollogaston07/29/20253 repliesview on HN

I've noticed more websites wanting you to log in. Most surprising is how YouTube won't let me watch anything otherwise. Idk if related.


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Phui3ferubus07/31/2025

In case of YT it is likely a mix of multiple reasons. They stop playlists on this screen: https://www.hollyland.com/blog/tips/why-does-this-the-follow... . Apparently music is no longer advertiser friendly. Detecting ad-click fraud is easier when users are at least pseudo-anonymous. Warnings about "ban for using adblock" is also not very effective when people could watch video in new private window.

johnisgood07/31/2025

I have no idea, but I noticed that you have to login to GitHub first before you could view any page. Surely it has nothing to do with adult content, right? I think it has to do with LLMs / bots.

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rvnx07/31/2025

And if the website contains erotic content (like YouTube), they are supposed to lock you and verify your ID. This is why all erotic content is getting filtered on X.

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