Bypass Age Restrictions on YouTube Videos
10 Second Summary
1. Open an age-restricted video on the YouTube website.
2. Click on the video's URL in the address bar.
3. Delete watch?v=.
4. Replace watch?v= with v/.
5. Press ↵ Enter.
Contents
Steps
Changing the URL
- Visit YouTube.com. You can access YouTube by visiting www.youtube.com or by clicking here.
- Type in the name of the video. Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site.
- Hit ↵ Enter.
- Click on the video's link. Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log in.
- Click on the video's URL. Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it.
- Highlight watch?v=. Find the watch?v= part of the URL, and click and drag your cursor over that section to highlight it.
- Type v/. This will replace watch?v= if it's already highlighted.
- For example, if the video's address is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM, change it to https://www.youtube.com/v/MLUvOtqTmYM
- Press ↵ Enter. The video will load and take up your whole browser window, bypassing the Content Warning.
- You cannot view comments using this method.
- This method may not work well with every browser. Try using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for the best success with this method.
Using NSFW YouTube
- Type in the name of the video. Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site.
- Hit ↵ Enter.
- Click on the video's link. Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log in.
- Click on the video's URL. Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it.
- Click right after .www. This will place your cursor at the beginning of the URL.
- Type in nsfw.
- For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM would become http://www.nsfwyoutube.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM
- Press ↵ Enter. Your video will now open on the redirect site. You will be able to watch the video without having to be logged in.
Using Listen On Repeat
- Type in the name of the video. Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site.
- Hit ↵ Enter, or click on the magnifying glass to search.
- Click on the video's link. Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log in.
- Click on the video's URL. Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it.
- Type .repeat after YouTube in the address bar.
- For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM would become http://www.youtuberepeat.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM
- Load the video. Press ↵ Enter to open the video on the redirect site. You will be able to watch the video without having to be logged in.
Using a Proxy Site
- Go to www.hidden.in. A proxy site is helpful if you are trying to access YouTube when it is blocked. Type www.hidden.in into your browser's URL bar, and hit ↵ Enter.
- Proxy sites may be blocked by some organizations.
- Type in tubeunblock.org into the search bar. The search bar is located in the center of the screen.
- De-select "Remove Client-Side Scripts." De-select the check box next to "Remove Client-Side Scripts (Javascript, VBScript, etc)" by clicking on the check box.
- Click on "Surf." You will be brought to tubeunblock.org.
- Search for your video. Type the name of the video you want to watch in the search bar at the top of the screen, and hit ↵ Enter.
- Alternatively, you can click the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search bar to perform your search.
- Click on the video. Once you click on it, your video will begin to play.
Warnings
- Make sure to clear the history or browse in incognito mode if you don't want anyone to see that you watched the video.
- Proxy sites may be blocked by some organizations.
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