How to Bypass Age Restrictions on YouTube Videos

Visit YouTube.com., Type in the name of the video., Hit ↵ Enter. , Click on the video's link., Click on the video's URL., Highlight watch?v=., Type v/., Press ↵ Enter.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Visit YouTube.com.

    You can access YouTube by visiting www.youtube.com or by clicking here.
  2. Step 2: Type in the name of the video.

    Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site. ,, Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log in. , Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it. , Find the watch?v= part of the URL, and click and drag your cursor over that section to highlight it. , 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 , 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.
  3. Step 3: Hit ↵ Enter.

  4. Step 4: Click on the video's link.

  5. Step 5: Click on the video's URL.

  6. Step 6: Highlight watch?v=.

  7. Step 7: Type v/.

  8. Step 8: Press ↵ Enter.

Detailed Guide

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

Use the search bar at the top of the YouTube site. ,, Your video will load, and you will see the "Content Warning" screen asking you to log in. , Clicking on the URL in the address bar will highlight it. , Find the watch?v= part of the URL, and click and drag your cursor over that section to highlight it. , 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 , 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.

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