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How to Bypass Age Restrictions on YouTube Videos

Four Methods: Changing the URL Using NSFW YouTube Using Listen On Repeat Using a Proxy Site

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 .

Method
Changing the URL
1

1 Visit YouTube.com. You can access YouTube by visiting www.youtube.com or by clicking here.

2 Type in the name of the video. Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site.

3 Hit ↵ Enter .

4 Click on the video's link. Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log
in.

5 Click on the video's URL. Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it.

6 Highlight watch?v=. Find the watch?v= part of the URL, and click and drag your cursor over that section to
highlight it.

7 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

8 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.

Method
Using NSFW YouTube
2

1 Type in the name of the video. Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site.

2 Hit ↵ Enter .

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Click on the video's link. Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log in.

4 Click on the video's URL. Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it.

5 Click right after www. This will place your cursor at the beginning of the URL.

.
6 Type in nsfw.

For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM would become

http://www.nsfwyoutube.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM

7 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.

Method
Using Listen On Repeat
3

1 Type in the name of the video. Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site.

2 Hit ↵ Enter , or click on the magnifying glass to search.

3 Click on the video's link. Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log
in.

4 Click on the video's URL. Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it.

5 Type repe a t after YouTube in the address bar.

.
For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM would become
http://www.youtuberepeat.com/watch?v=MLUvOtqTmYM

6 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.

Method
Using a Proxy Site
4

1 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.

2 Type in tubeunblock.org into the search bar. The search bar is located in the center of the screen.

3 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.

4 Click on "Surf." You will be brought to tubeunblock.org.

5 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 .

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Alternatively, you can click the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search bar to perform your search.

6 Click on the video. Once you click on it, your video will begin to play.

Community Q&A

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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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