YouTube Now Forcing Visitors To Sign In To View Videos

[Night Wing]

I hope this is the correct forum to put this post into. If not have someone in authority please put this post in the correct forum.

I just got a rude awakening this morning after viewing some videos on YouTube. After reviewing a longboard surfing video, I went to another video below and got a surprise as a prompt popped up before the start of the video with a message stating I must sign in to view the video to make sure I was not a "bot".

I am sure this this is more to do with "age verification" which is going on to safeguard children. But I also have a sneaking suspicion this is YouTube's another new way to "acquire" more of your own personal data and to force you into not using an adblocker so you have no choice but to view their irrelevant ads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjWYUzoQkQ4

Is anyone else getting this?

[billmcct]

But I also have a sneaking suspicion this is YouTube's another new way to "acquire" more of your own personal data and to force you into not using an adblocker so you have no choice but to view their irrelevant ads.

I would assume that is the most likely answer.

[Night Wing]

Just to make sure this wasn't just targeted at Pale Moon, I'm getting the same "sign in" prompt when using Waterfox and Firefox.

[wicknix]

I just watched about 7 videos in a row with no such pop-up or log-in requirements. I am however using a mobile UA as i hate the bloated mess of full YT.

Give this a shot for general.useragent.override.youtube.com Mozilla/5.0 (Android 13; Mobile; rv:109.0) Gecko/114.0 Firefox/114.0

As you can see i’m not signed in when i open the menu.

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[Night Wing]

I have six other hard drives. Three of them are using MX Linux and three of them are using Debian. Those six hard drives can play YouTube videos in Pale Moon, Waterfox and Firefox even though I am not signed in and I do not have a YouTube account per say. But all of my "seven" hard drives for YouTube are set up the same way. It is just this seventh hard drive using MX Linux that is giving me this problem.

My guess is, someone at YouTube or worse, some "unintelligent AI bot" at YouTube is trying to determine what is a bot and what is not a bot and they have made a mistake. If this is a mistake and not some deliberate scheme to get people to sign in.

My next door neighbor has a Gmail account and so do I. He told me since Google owns YouTube, I should be able to play videos using the Google sign in. My neighbor tried using his Gmail account sign in and he got in to play videos. Well, I tried that and it refuses the sign in for me.

[Night Wing]

Just visited YouTube on my MX Linux distro where Pale Moon would not play any videos earlier today because YT thought I was a bot and wanted me to "sign in" to prove I was not a bot. But I did not get the "sign it" prompt. The video began playing.

So I tried a couple more videos and Pale Moon played them all. Then I used Waterfox and the same thing happened. The videos began playing. I thought to myself I was on a roll. Maybe the "third time was the charm" and I used Firefox. And the videos began playing.

The odd thing about all of this. I "never" changed any of the settings I made in Pale Moon, Waterfox or Firefox. My only guess is, there must have been a glitch at YT which caused havoc for me earlier this morning. Now I just have to keep my fingers crossed and hope this does not happen again.

[Mæstro]

Nonsense like this is among the reasons why I refuse ever to visit YouTube direct. As Invidious has become less reliable in the last few months (at the time of writing, all three instances fail), I have found myself, for the most part, content to go without. If I feel like it, browsing the Internet Archive’s film collection has served me nicely. A while ago, Moonchild warned that YouTube ought not be treated as an archive. He is right, and the pains Google imposes prove it was always unwise to rely on it. Better for internet archival to rely on the obvious.

[Kris_88]

This happens regularly, somewhere between 2:00 and 4:00 AM UTC, sometimes a little later.
Logging into Gmail in a different tab solves the problem, but it's clear the servers are heavily loaded, and videos start playing with a noticeable delay around the specified time. So, this isn't a whim on YouTube's part, but a genuine attempt to reduce the load. I don't know if this is due to the influx of users or some internal, planned activity on YouTube's servers.

[Moonchild]

Wouldn't it be ironic if this is because of AI?

[Kris_88]

It's possible it has something to do with AI processing...
I don't remember exactly when this problem first appeared. It seems like several years ago. But I clearly remember that up to a certain point this problem did not arise.

[Night Wing]

Wouldn't it be ironic if this is because of AI?

YouTube was publicly released in the year 2005. If my memory is correct, I have been visiting YouTube since the year 2010 with Comcast since Comcast is my ISP. And I signed up as a customer of Comcast in the year 1983 which now encompasses 43 years.

As far as I know, I have had the exact same IP address with Comcast since 2010. YouTube's AI bot should have seen my IP address has not changed since 2010. Or is the AI bot YouTube is using, not very intelligent?

[Moonchild]

As far as I know, I have had the exact same IP address with Comcast since 2010. YouTube's AI bot should have seen my IP address has not changed since 2010. Or is the AI bot YouTube is using, not very intelligent?

No, no that's not what I meant. I meant Google being subject to overload because of AI scraping by others

[puppyX]

It was the same for myself a few weeks ago. It became normal again later on the same day. Just checked a video now on PM and Abrowser and they're both playing OK. I don't have a YouTube account.

[vannilla]

No, no that's not what I meant. I meant Google being subject to overload because of AI scraping by others

Lol, remember Twitter closing down right after Elon bought it because of bots?

[UCyborg]

My experience on (stock) YouTube; freeze, lag, not responding, the interruptions popup... And now that I'm typing here, the browser slowly follows my keystrokes at the rate of maybe two letters per second.

You people can YouTube on Pale Moon without making the browser unsusable in process? Though videos play normally without having to login between otherwise laggy UI navigations.

[Mæstro]

This happens regularly, somewhere between 2:00 and 4:00 AM UTC, sometimes a little later.

If this affects Invidious instances, it might explain why I have found Invidious less reliable in the last few weeks, since these happen to correspond to the times when I am most likely to try to watch something on Invidious when I am in the States. Thanks for the tip!

Lol, remember Twitter closing down right after Elon bought it because of bots?

I remember the time mostly for the great Nitter instance massacre, which happened to coincide with the API changes which extinguished Teddit. Gah, this was already almost three years ago… The web moves fast.

[frostknight]

This is peculiar as I was able to play a video just now without signing in.

Location and AI probably have something to do with this given my being able to watch a video without signing in.

[Night Wing]

I am never signed in to YouTube even though I should be able to since I have a Gmail account. But I view YouTube and view my videos in the highest definition mode I can get if the video offers it using my two desktop tower computers. Both tower computers have plenty of "oomph" to handle whatever YouTube is now offering.

I have Comcast as my ISP so I have plenty of download speed and the Intel i7 processors in both towers have plenty of processor speed (3.40 & 3.60) No lagging, no buffering, no ads (since I use uBlock Origin 1.16.6.1 with the permissions for YT in the Permissions Manager), no keyboard problems, lots of memory and both desktops are cool temperature wise.

The backup tower desktop has a decent graphics card, but my main desktop tower (Montech case), has a very good graphics card. Lots of people on here have seen me post my specifications on the Montech case. I will post it again, but then I will get on my backup tower and post it's specifications. I will try and edit this post and hope I can. If I cannot, I will make another post just showing the specs on my backup tower desktop.

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System:
  Kernel: 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
    avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64
    root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 with: xfce4-panel tools:
    avail: xfce4-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-25.1_x64 Infinity Nov 9 2025
    base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D42) v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.M0
    date: 04/17/2025
CPU:
  Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K bits: 64 type: MST AMCP arch: Alder Lake gen: core 12
    level: v3 note: check built: 2021+ process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF) family: 6 model-id: 0x97 (151)
    stepping: 2 microcode: 0x3D
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 9 cores: 12 threads: 20 mt: 8 tpc: 2 st: 4 smt: enabled
    cache: L1: 1024 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB, 8x48 KiB; i-8x32 KiB, 4x64 KiB L2: 12 MiB
    desc: 8x1.2 MiB, 1x2 MiB L3: 25 MiB desc: 1x25 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4900:5000:3800 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800
    11: 800 12: 800 13: 800 14: 800 15: 800 16: 800 17: 800 18: 800 19: 800 20: 800
    bogomips: 144383
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling mitigation: Clear Register File
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW
    sequence; BHI: BHI_DIS_S
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
  Type: vmscape mitigation: IBPB before exit to userspace
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel AlderLake-S GT1 vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915 v: kernel alternate: xe
    arch: Xe process: Intel 10nm built: 2020-21 ports: active: none empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1,
    HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, HDMI-A-4 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4680 class-ID: 0380
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590]
    vendor: XFX Pine driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-4 code: Arctic Islands process: GF 14nm
    built: 2016-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-5 empty: DP-3, DP-4,
    DP-5, DVI-D-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:67df class-ID: 0300 temp: 41.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver: X:
    loaded: amdgpu,modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0.0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") s-diag: 584mm (22.99")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-5 mapped: HDMI-A-4 model: ViewSonic VX3276-FHD serial: <filter> built: 2022
    res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 70 gamma: 1.2 size: 698x393mm (27.48x15.47")
    diag: 801mm (31.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
    device: 1 drv: iris device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11:
    drv: radeonsi inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.0.7-2 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
    renderer: AMD Radeon RX 580 Series (radeonsi polaris10 ACO DRM 3.61 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64)
    device-ID: 1002:67df memory: 7.81 GiB unified: no
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 3 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD Radeon RX 580 Series
    (RADV POLARIS10) driver: mesa radv v: 25.0.7-2 device-ID: 1002:67df surfaces: xcb,xlib
    device: 1 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel UHD Graphics 770 (ADL-S GT1) driver: mesa intel
    v: 25.0.7-2 device-ID: 8086:4680 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    19.1.7 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.0.7-2 (LLVM 19.1.7) device-ID: 10005:0000
    surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: xfce4-display-settings x11: xdriinfo,
    xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7ad0 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 /
    570/580/590] vendor: XFX Pine driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
    lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aaf0 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl bus-ID: 00:14.3
    chip-ID: 8086:7af0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
    speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, nfsd, systemd-networkd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1
    mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:7 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11
    sub-v: 37c8 hci-v: 11 rev: 37c8 class-ID: 6c0104
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
    service-classes: rendering, capturing, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 912.89 GiB used: 21.36 GiB (2.3%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: SSD PLUS 480GB size: 447.13 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 04RL
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 446.88 GiB size: 438.79 GiB (98.19%) used: 21.36 GiB (4.9%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 8.7 MiB (3.5%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 32.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 41.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 1138
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2463 libs: 1310 tools: apt, apt-get, aptitude, nala, synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates  main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.sources
    1: deb https://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ trixie main non-free
Info:
  Memory: total: 64 GiB available: 62.53 GiB used: 2.03 GiB (3.2%)
  Processes: 420 Power: uptime: 2h 46m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle
    wakeups: 1 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 24.96 GiB
    services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: gcc: 14.2.0 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.37-release inxi: 3.3.38
Boot Mode: UEFI

Below are my specs for my backup desktop tower computer.

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System:
  Kernel: 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
    avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64
    root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 with: xfce4-panel tools:
    avail: xfce4-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-25.1_x64 Infinity Nov 9 2025
    base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 2AF3 v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: AMI v: 80.07 date: 06/05/2013
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-4770 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell gen: core 4 level: v3
    note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3C (60) stepping: 3
    microcode: 0x28
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 4 cores: 4 threads: 8 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 977 min/max: 800/3900 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil
    cores: 1: 977 2: 977 3: 977 4: 977 5: 977 6: 977 7: 977 8: 977 bogomips: 54271
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
  Type: vmscape mitigation: IBPB before exit to userspace
Graphics:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Turks [Radeon HD 7600 Series] vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: TeraScale-2 code: Evergreen
    process: TSMC 32-40nm built: 2009-15 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DVI-I-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:675b
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 34.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver: X: loaded: radeon
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: r600 gpu: radeon display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") s-diag: 584mm (22.99")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 model: ViewSonic VX3276-FHD serial: <filter> built: 2022
    res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 70 gamma: 1.2 size: 698x393mm (27.48x15.47")
    diag: 801mm (31.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd r600 platforms: device: 0 drv: r600 device: 1 drv: swrast gbm:
    drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: r600 x11: drv: r600 inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.0.7-2 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD TURKS
    (DRM 2.50.0 / 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 LLVM 19.1.7) device-ID: 1002:675b memory: 1000 MiB
    unified: no
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 3 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits)
    driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.0.7-2 (LLVM 19.1.7) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: xfce4-display-settings x11: xdriinfo,
    xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8c20 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Turks HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500/6600 / 6700M
    Series] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
    lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aa90 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, nfsd, systemd-networkd, wpa_supplicant
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 931.52 GiB used: 18.47 GiB (2.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: PNY model: CS900 500GB SSD size: 465.76 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0615
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 465.51 GiB size: 457.13 GiB (98.20%) used: 18.46 GiB (4.0%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 8.7 MiB (3.5%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 6 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 35.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2460 libs: 1309 tools: apt, apt-get, aptitude, nala, synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates  main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.sources
    1: deb https://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ trixie main non-free
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.3 GiB used: 1.37 GiB (4.4%)
  Processes: 297 Power: uptime: 1m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0
    hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.47 GiB
    services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: gcc: 14.2.0 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.37-release inxi: 3.3.38
Boot Mode: UEFI

In the end, there are a lot of factors why some people have problems viewing YouTube if they are using Pale Moon. But at the shop where I hang out at, customers viewing YouTube with Firefox, Edge and even Chrome browsers, they too have problems because of the factors I listed above with their computers.

Slow download speed from their ISP, old processors with slow processor speeds, not enough memory, graphics chips (if a laptop) and graphics cards (for a tower computer) not good enough, etc, etc.

[Gemmaugr]

Just before I left for work 3 days ago, I remember having to check a captcha on YT. Hasn't happened before and hasn't happened the whole time today either.

[UCyborg]

The keyboard input problem is different today. I guess the difference is in what I have opened in addition to YouTube. Now there are just periods when it stops responding for few seconds. The yesterday's problem resolved itself after closing the YouTube tab.