YouTube won’t let me watch this video with my VPN on. Is this a new thing?

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    If you are using a Free VPN, the would be A LOT of users using that server, so it looks like a denial of service attack from the server’s POV.

    Even when I used a paid VPN, I still have to try many servers before there is one that works.

    When I used ProtonVPN, it was like 50/50 if it worked or not.

    When I switched to Mullvad and now to IVPN, who have much less servers to choose from, I have to try like 7 servers before I found a working one, and so far it’s been working fine for like the past week.

    Its not a new thing. I’ve noticed it since last year (when I started using VPNs).

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      3 days ago

      I’ve been paying for Proton VPN for a couple years now and I’ve never been blocked by YouTube.

      I’m also using uBlock Origin and Firefox as a browser. YouTube takes like 5-10 seconds to load videos, thanks to their built-in delay timer when ads can’t play, but otherwise it works fine.

      Honestly, I’d gladly wait 30 seconds staring at a black screen than watch a 10-second ad. So their delay timer is pointless.