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Is this even possible? My impression is that nowadays Google, whenever they have the impression that a connection to YouTube may been proxied, require a sign-in to prove that ""you are no bot" (I wonder which bots are watching YT videos), but in fact to avoid access via VPN or proxying via Invidious or Piped.
That's the reason why YouTube is essentially dead for me now.
On Mullvad/IVPN, if you keep change the server, you'll eventually find one that works. Might have to switch like 7-10 times.
On ProtonVPN, they have way more servers, so you only need to change the server 2-3 times. I actually didn't need to change the server the last time I used ProtonVPN.
I use PipePipe and Mullvad to watch YouTube everyday. Occasionally it complains, and I just have to change the VPN server.
I have no Android, so sadly I cannot test / use this setup.
Ah, I see. At the least though, it demonstrates that it is still possible to watch YouTube via proxy.
I am not even so much concerned about Google / YT getting my IP (by using a VPN), but I would only watch it though an alternative ad-blocking frontend (like Invidious, Piped, FreeTube) and not the standard YT website or app.
None of my previously used alternative apps / frontends seems to be working anymore (at least that's my recent experience). Not sure what the difference to (Android) apps, that apparently still work (NewPipe, PipePipe) actually is, but it seems that these apps are the only remaining alternative frontends.