Poll: Google is forcing me to create an account with them to use my youtube account.
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Google forces you to register with them, the escapist forces you to wade through their ads to view the site. Maybe....
...it's a conspiracy!!!
Meh, I don't care. I just wish the escapist would remove the splash adds on every. single. god. damn. page.
I can't even check my messages without being bombarded with ads now.
...it's a conspiracy!!!
Meh, I don't care. I just wish the escapist would remove the splash adds on every. single. god. damn. page.
I can't even check my messages without being bombarded with ads now.
Enough with thread killed, everybody still has a right to keep posting their opinions and comments. One point of view or opinion is not always valid under every circumstance or situation. I acknowledge that they can do whatever the hell they want but that does not mean I cannot question, oppose, or generally dislike what they did. What I personally see this is an attempt to make you switch services. Maybe some potential benefits, but I still do not want to be apart of it. What is the point of opening a google account if I will never use and wish to keep my phone number anonymous not matter the reputation of the site?benzooka said:
Sorry none of the above work and it specifically says and I quote: "You will no longer be able to sign in to YouTube without a Google Account.Skywolf09 said:
If you do not want to link this YouTube account, you can sign out here." End Quote:
Don't deal with me as you wish, but where the hell are you getting the idea that your phone number wouldn't be anonymous? I'm honestly curious and confused by this point.Saulkar said:
How are you confused? I have signed up with websites like ebay that demand a number to be authenticated then the same or next day I am getting hourly automated telemarketers despite the "Privacy Policy", nuff said.Easily Forgotten said:
...Well, good thing Google isn't fucking eBay.Saulkar said:
No phone number required. Hell, they GAVE me a phone number via Google Voice. 'nuff said.
You're right, since they're both owned by the same company, you really can't, but I also can't find anything LEGALLY wrong with it. Morally, they're changing the rules in the middle of the game, but then their answer is simply don't play. We don't need you as a customer.Saulkar said:
I would say that when i made a google account, for unrelated reasons last year the phone number wasn't manatory, maybe that's changed , maybe it hasn't.
Either way i think that at the end of the day Google owns you tube and its their right to ask for extra verification if they want. before we get caught up in the whole orwelian dystopian mindset lets remember that Google is providing this service for FREE at a LOSS with minim advertising, its a privilege to use it not a right, so perhaps look at this new measure as simply part of the price you have to pay so that Google can continue to provide the service.
Either way i think that at the end of the day Google owns you tube and its their right to ask for extra verification if they want. before we get caught up in the whole orwelian dystopian mindset lets remember that Google is providing this service for FREE at a LOSS with minim advertising, its a privilege to use it not a right, so perhaps look at this new measure as simply part of the price you have to pay so that Google can continue to provide the service.
1. Their company, their product, you don't like it go somewhere else, as with any other product and company. Google is not the only search engine and youtube not the only videosharing site.
Do they require a phone number now? I've had a Google account for a little over six months now and they didn't require one when I signed up. You'll just have to make a choice about whether paranoia wins out over your desire to share in the youtube community.
Do they require a phone number now? I've had a Google account for a little over six months now and they didn't require one when I signed up. You'll just have to make a choice about whether paranoia wins out over your desire to share in the youtube community.
Just give them a false phone number. They only verify via email. They never ACTUALLY call, nor do they check the phone number. Just make a once-off hotmail account which you never plan to use again, then use that email to make a google account, then never use that email account.
It is annoying, surely, but that's the price we pay. Google likes to keep track of its users - it's how it makes money. Now, I don't like Google keeping track of me either, so I use an account that I never use except for registering other accounts. It's really useful to have such an email account.
It is annoying, surely, but that's the price we pay. Google likes to keep track of its users - it's how it makes money. Now, I don't like Google keeping track of me either, so I use an account that I never use except for registering other accounts. It's really useful to have such an email account.
That would be a side-effect. The main reason, methinks, is so that it will become easier to directly issue Cease and Desists from companies who might be unhappy with you using their copyrighted material (which is very, VERY common on youtube).Risingblade said:
It's easier if they can just call offenders directly.
Just my guess anyway.
