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categories:
- bugs
type: info
title: "Your IP might be blocked"
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<section>
<blockquote>
YouTube refused to provide data, asking for a login to confirm the requester is not a bot.
<br>
Your IP might have been temporarily banned by YouTube, you can wait some time or switch to a different IP
(for example by turning on/off a VPN, or by switching from WiFi to mobile data).
</blockquote>
<p class="text-info">
YouTube is tightening their measures to prevent unwanted access to their services.
</p>
<p>
Their anti-bot system is getting more and more aggressive,
and it might happen that your IP gets blocked for a certain amount of time after making too many requests to YouTube, e.g. when refreshing your feed.
The problem can also occour if you are using NewPipe on a public Wi-Fi, or if you are using a VPN.
You can try to switch to another network in this case, or wait until the block is lifted.
</p>
</section>