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Please, pardon my lack of understanding, but why is there now a password needed to access a story (Original Post) ashredux Jul 2023 OP
What story; who wants a password? Ocelot II Jul 2023 #1
No idea what this post is about? BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #2
When I click on the story with a link to a video, I get a request to put in a certain password ashredux Jul 2023 #3
Yikes, weird, I'm very suspicious so I'd probably avoid it like the plague. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #4
ah, that happens sometimes.... Effete Snob Jul 2023 #7
Thanks for the information ashredux Jul 2023 #11
Sure, so, basically..... Effete Snob Jul 2023 #15
I received the same thing on about 4 different stories.... Dan Jul 2023 #9
Try this... EarlG Jul 2023 #14
Thank you much! Dan Jul 2023 #25
Here is a workaround Gore1FL Jul 2023 #17
It would appear this just has a lot of restrictions to run the way it was set up as an embedded link Gore1FL Jul 2023 #13
Puppies? mitch96 Jul 2023 #24
Have you used a virus scanner or malware detector program to check your computer? Jacson6 Jul 2023 #18
That's not the problem EarlG Jul 2023 #22
It's asking you to authenticate (prove you are a human, not a bot). Nanuke Jul 2023 #21
I've seen them also and don't read the thread kimbutgar Jul 2023 #5
Are you on an iPhone by any chance? EarlG Jul 2023 #6
On an IPad ashredux Jul 2023 #8
I think this is something related to an iOS update EarlG Jul 2023 #12
If the traffic is all following a link from DU Effete Snob Jul 2023 #10
It's an iPhone/iPad setting EarlG Jul 2023 #16
Aha! Effete Snob Jul 2023 #19
I type it in a few times and it still doesn't give access. 3Hotdogs Jul 2023 #20
"Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network." I get the same thing mitch96 Jul 2023 #23
"All your story are belong to us." . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2023 #26
Avoid creating video hurdles: Post videos with fulsome descriptive / transcriptive text Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2023 #27

ashredux

(2,696 posts)
3. When I click on the story with a link to a video, I get a request to put in a certain password
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:17 PM
Jul 2023

To continue, please type the characters below:

Please enable images





About this page

Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen?

IP address: 2a02:26f7:d15f:4000:1b0b:a3c4:8143:5e87
Time: 2023-07-28T19:17:38Z
URL: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/WKwLXTXlwIw?rel=0

 

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
4. Yikes, weird, I'm very suspicious so I'd probably avoid it like the plague.
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:19 PM
Jul 2023

But maybe someone can help you in the computer forum.

 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
7. ah, that happens sometimes....
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:22 PM
Jul 2023

First off, that is an age-restricted YouTube video, so you have to be logged into your account to view it.

Second, Google has systems that try to stop certain forms of robot traffic. Unfortunately, those systems can sometimes detect a false positive (or your browser or system could be compromised by a bot of some kind).

Here are common reasons why that happens:

https://www.makeuseof.com/google-unusual-traffic-error-fix/

 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
15. Sure, so, basically.....
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:27 PM
Jul 2023

There are a lot of techniques people use in order to boost their Youtube view count, or to obtain high search ranking by creating "links-in" to things from a lot of different places.

If a link was posted to DU and either (a) a lot of people clicked on it or (b) a robot is crawling DU and engorging itself on DU content, then it might look like the link on DU is part of one of those view count inflation or search engine ranking techniques.

Google (who runs YouTube) has a system that, in some situations, will attempt to distinguish between human traffic and fake traffic, in order to prevent gaming of view counts or search engine rank.

That's what you are running into.

Dan

(4,011 posts)
9. I received the same thing on about 4 different stories....
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:23 PM
Jul 2023

Do we have an answer, because it really is a pain in the ass.

I’m also on an iPad.

Gore1FL

(21,749 posts)
17. Here is a workaround
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:31 PM
Jul 2023

Take the provided URL and look for everything between the last "/" and the "?" https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/WKwLXTXlwIw?rel=0


Change the url to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= and append what you copied from the last link (with no spaces).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKwLXTXlwIw


Becasue this particular video is age restricted, you will need to logon to Youtube using an 18+ account.


Gore1FL

(21,749 posts)
13. It would appear this just has a lot of restrictions to run the way it was set up as an embedded link
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:25 PM
Jul 2023

This is the vdieo you were looking for. becasue of it;s restrictions it probably requires an 18+ youtube account.

Jacson6

(665 posts)
18. Have you used a virus scanner or malware detector program to check your computer?
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:36 PM
Jul 2023

You are also accessing a web site with a fake youtube.com URL. It should always be youtube.com on the page web site address.

EarlG

(22,453 posts)
22. That's not the problem
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:50 PM
Jul 2023

Folks should check out the link I posted elsewhere in this thread for a possible fix.

Also, youtube-nocookie.com is not fake, it’s a legit YouTube address.

Nanuke

(540 posts)
21. It's asking you to authenticate (prove you are a human, not a bot).
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:49 PM
Jul 2023

It’s not asking you for a password. It is asking you to type in the characters that appear twisted or tangled. Deciphering requires human cognition.

kimbutgar

(23,040 posts)
5. I've seen them also and don't read the thread
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:20 PM
Jul 2023

Tried doing the codes three times can’t get the story.

Please get rid of this feature DU!

 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
10. If the traffic is all following a link from DU
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:23 PM
Jul 2023

...then Google might be looking at the identical http-referer from a bunch of incoming traffic and thinking it is SEO or view count spam.

EarlG

(22,453 posts)
16. It's an iPhone/iPad setting
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:29 PM
Jul 2023

Google and Apple aren’t playing nicely together for some reason. That’s why this is only happening to people when they’re using an iOS device and looking at a page with a YouTube video.

Turning off Hide IP Address from Trackers in Safari settings seems to fix it.

mitch96

(14,567 posts)
23. "Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network." I get the same thing
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:53 PM
Jul 2023

If I copy paste the url it works. If I copy paste it into Firefox, it works...
It's a waste of my time to play this game. I just don't read it..
m

Bernardo de La Paz

(50,668 posts)
27. Avoid creating video hurdles: Post videos with fulsome descriptive / transcriptive text
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 04:09 PM
Jul 2023

... if you must post a video.

Today, somebody posted an age-restricted video on DU to avoid typing a six word slogan.



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