The best way to use YouTube is to never sign in
Here we go.
"YouTube will notify users if it determines they are under 18, but if the platform gets it wrong, users can verify their age by uploading a government ID, taking a selfie, or entering a credit card."
https://www.theverge.com/news/715343/youtube-age-estimation-ai-minor-account-restrictions
Discussion
Give it time. They'll remove that option.
Correct. Thankfully Ruble is a viable public option. I use YT / Rumble about 50/50.
Big brother is closing in the walls
They removed that option already, but not for everyone. Just a matter of time.
Invidious is how you circumvent it.
I use it all the time, and it works stupidly well.
Big fan of Invidious and Piped. It mostly works, but it's a constant battle
Possible. It would really hit their bottom line though