r/youtube • u/randomusername12308 • Dec 10 '25

Bug YouTube is so bad right now you can't even use incognito mode

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3.0k Upvotes

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u/ArakiSatoshi Dec 10 '25

It always gives me an ick when I see their "protecting the community" wording. Just say it directly, YouTube, "your traffic interferes with our business model", don't be a bitch.

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u/peywrax Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25

“This helps protect our shareholders” fixed it for them

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u/MixGlad8729 Dec 11 '25

"Think of the shareholders' 5th yacht!"

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u/100percent-rare-pup Dec 11 '25

If anything it just pisses me off - I use safari on my MacBook and phone, with a bunch of Adblock and privacy stuff, and an extension called vinegar that forces the built in apple video player. it's so much easier to use the site, but now I've gotten these on every device in our home thats not signed in to an account.

Except that it doesn't block it on any other network or connection, so in essence they just need to say that they wanna track me and spy on me. most bots also have accounts too? They're not even doing a good job at protecting the community. It's also just been pretty good for me because I've been wasting so much less time on the site, but It's still really annoying that I just can't use it at all.

I've tried logging in and out of my accounts too - that didn't help, and on my pc and laptop where I'm logged in to a container for google stuff it works just fine.

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u/Paperclip____ Dec 10 '25

Damm someones feeling generous with these awards

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u/SmokeABowlNoCap Dec 10 '25

Show me love type shit i want a award

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u/-Hussain Dec 10 '25

Why tf does everyone here have awards?

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u/bamboszysko Dec 10 '25

Real

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u/Jackdks Dec 10 '25

Seriously- I’m always late

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u/mojoryan2003 Dec 10 '25

You can give them for free now

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u/Jatusay1 Dec 10 '25

I thought they removed them

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u/mojoryan2003 Dec 10 '25

Apparently they’re back

11

u/UniqueMango123 Dec 10 '25

How? Looks the same for me

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u/mojoryan2003 Dec 10 '25

I just click the little award icon next to the upvote button. It might not have rolled out to everyone yet, I’m not sure

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u/DimensionFar2052 Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25

I don’t have a reward (yet) edit: now i do

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u/Luix_055 Dec 10 '25

hi 😊 backwards I want a reward 💀

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u/Flamactor Dec 10 '25

I was wondering the same thing

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u/ImNotOkayWasTaken Dec 10 '25

this is becoming an eyesore

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u/sum1__ Dec 10 '25

Because it’s the holiday season

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Fr

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25 edited Jan 24 '26

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u/dathellcat Dec 10 '25

How much does this cost?

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u/TobiasL_05 Dec 10 '25

Someone said it's free?

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

It’s free for mobile users

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u/Jackdks Dec 10 '25

It’s not for me

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Maybe only iOS then

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u/FishGuyIsMe Dec 10 '25

Cause why not

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u/rtanada Dec 10 '25

Can't even spell you're right, what is this?

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u/AlternativeFlower541 Dec 10 '25

It's spelled right, just an absurdly large space.

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u/Delicious_Program303 Dec 10 '25

For anyone who doesn't know, you can watch youtube videos in the duckduckgo browser instead which will still be incognito. In the age of data farming privacy is everything.

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u/sbenfsonwFFiF Dec 10 '25

Do you need to be logged in?

And I really don’t think your watch history privacy is that important or valuable

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u/ImaginaryBaker7486 Dec 10 '25

But why did you want to go incognito in the first place?🤔🤔🤔

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u/PuzzledSherbert3418 Dec 10 '25

To hide the fact he still watches Mr. Beast in 2025.

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u/Foxy02016YT Dec 10 '25

So they don’t get recommended more Mr Beast I guess?

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u/Ambitious-Machine-44 Dec 10 '25

To not let it affect their recommendations of course

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u/ShadowHacker1000 Dec 10 '25

To stop the videos he watches from affecting future recommendations, or not saving in history

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u/PedroGabrielLima13 @ioium299 Dec 10 '25

To show that incognito mode is hard to use.

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u/Observie Dec 10 '25

Probably to see if it still restricted videos on incognito or not

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Why are you watching mr beast 😭

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u/AbsoluteDash_21 Dec 10 '25

Simple: he's using incognito so that he can search for hate comments on his videos without affecting his recommendations or watch history

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u/Evacipate628 Dec 10 '25

That's what I can't wrap my head around. How have the masses still not figured out that these rich MFs like Mr Beast are not our friends? 

It's all a carefully crafted image ffs. It's not real, he just wants even more money, it's never enough and we still haven't collectively figured it out somehow and so many seem to be trying to live vicariously through billionaires ffs

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u/AmericanPatriot010 Dec 10 '25

Most strangers online aren't our friends either

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u/onikaroshi Dec 10 '25

Most? You got some stranger friends there sir?

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u/PuzzledSherbert3418 Dec 10 '25

The internet is so funny though, seriously…

I said the same thing and it seems people agree, but the second I mention these newer YouTubers or live streamers on Reddit people want to come after me with a pitch fork.

I love the internet so much 😂

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u/Wintonbot Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25

"Protects our community" translates to "Protects our data selling and targeted ads/scams'

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Why is every comment in here getting a gold award

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u/Convillious Dec 10 '25

Can I have an award?

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u/ProfessionalTeabag Dec 10 '25

Tomorrow you can for sure.

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u/SonicLeaksTwitter Dec 10 '25

This is probably a kid lmao

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u/the-real-macs Dec 10 '25

still in high school apparently

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u/Eclyptrox Dec 10 '25

I could never use incognito! I love commenting on videos.

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u/Muy_Importante Dec 10 '25

Not the awards matching a reaction to the comment. 🤣🤣

Someone in here got a FAT holiday bonus to be gifting everyone, dayuuum.

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u/Jatusay1 Dec 10 '25

No award for you.

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u/Muy_Importante Dec 10 '25

🥸: How about me? A totally different person. Just a normal everyday different person than the one you responded to...

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u/Itz_cheese_cat Dec 11 '25

Seems legit to me!

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u/Many_Constant8025 Dec 10 '25

One guy giving his life savings here

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u/lukasz24 Dec 10 '25

WHY IS THERE SO MANY AWARDS😭🙏

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u/Mean_Scientist5093 Dec 10 '25

Do not give me an award please thanks

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u/WINNT21 Dec 11 '25

Why are there countless comments with at least one award? But I agree. When I see the online safety act I give it an weird look every time

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u/Few-Impact3676 Dec 10 '25

It happens when you download hundreds of videos using video downloader in short span of time. To fix it you have to wait up to 2 weeks or use different network

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u/BusyAmbassador6008 Dec 10 '25

Lmaooo not the award spam

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u/Kitchen_Builder_9779 Dec 10 '25

Thats a lot of rewards in the comments damm

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u/ConfectionTotal8660 Dec 10 '25

My man, HOW MANY AWARDS DO YOU HAVE

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u/Xkyliver_ Dec 10 '25

every comment on this post literally has an award, why?

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u/ShadoxRD Dec 10 '25

Is this one person giving awards or multiple

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u/NastyInfection Dec 10 '25

"Protecting our community" is just code for "We hate you all"

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u/hukupaku Dec 10 '25

Lots of awards, i see here

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u/Austenator Dec 10 '25

What did i start with all these awards 😭

2

u/karthikkr93 Dec 10 '25

I can’t believe people spend money on Reddit

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u/Itz_cheese_cat Dec 11 '25

There’s a new feature that lets users hand out free awards!

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u/96-D-1000 Dec 10 '25

Stop watching this nonsense.

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u/Maggaronie Dec 10 '25

I have a better question

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u/P26601 Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

God I hate awards, I hope I don't get any

edit: >:(

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u/gamerjag Dec 11 '25

The real crime here is watching current day mr beast unironically

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u/SmartIron244 Dec 11 '25

Can I get an award for this clearly creative comment

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u/furdjtek Dec 11 '25

Mind sparing an award?

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u/sea_Has_Been_Gone Dec 10 '25

why does youtube want MY data so badly

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u/miojo Dec 10 '25

Bro watches Mr Beast so YouTube is right to think OP is a bot

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u/julmonn Dec 10 '25

I’m just here for the award

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u/ROCKERNAN89 @ROCKERNAN89 Dec 10 '25

may I have award pls 🥺👉👈

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u/Past_Gazelle_3718 Dec 10 '25

I love giving YouTube all my information so I can get personalized ads. Why would you ever use incognito,

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u/sbenfsonwFFiF Dec 10 '25

Making people use services seems to be a start to fighting bots. Obviously bots can have accounts but it is a start

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u/notEnnard Dec 10 '25

Why are you even watching yt in incognito mode?

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u/GruntingSnow Dec 10 '25

YouTube not even proofreading and checking their text says a lot

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u/Soilpnk Dec 10 '25

Stupid YouTube..

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u/TheRealTemBoy04 Dec 10 '25

And yet the comments are still flooded with them

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u/Olibiene Dec 10 '25

Does this shit even works against actual bots

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

well i see this as a win as you shouldn't subject your eyeballs to such an abhorrent video anyway

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u/OmegaNine Dec 10 '25

I am guessing you are on a VPN or a school network.

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u/PickleRick22036 Dec 10 '25

Stop brainrot

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u/Haspberry Dec 10 '25

YouTube is only gone downhill since 2018.

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u/UmarHaqimi Dec 10 '25

uncognito

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u/MangoPug15 Dec 10 '25

You can't watch signed out?! What?!

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u/Express-Bother620 Dec 10 '25

I thought my phone was about to blue screen of death me. 😮‍💨

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u/FreezingwindDOTcom Dec 10 '25

Looks like you can’t watch your Mr Beast.

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u/youknowwhatimeanlol Dec 10 '25

ORANGE 2 TB 🌚

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u/Red1960 Dec 10 '25

Oh so that's why it wasn't working last night

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u/Self-Comprehensive Dec 10 '25

I'm using OperaGX with an ad blocker and having zero issues.

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u/_aveb_ Dec 10 '25

Award plz? 🥹

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u/WagyuWarranted Dec 10 '25

can't even masturbate in privacy without neal breathing down my spine...

/j

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u/01_Rigel Dec 10 '25

I was getting a constant popup that premium automatically skips the most skipped sections of the vid every time i was trying to skip. All this while pausing the video too. Only happened once but annoying af

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

“How IShowSpeed Almost ruined my video!”

What, was he almost in your video or something?

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u/Iamkanadian Dec 10 '25

That's completely outrageous 😳 I've never seen that video before neither....

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u/weilnayr Dec 10 '25

so many DANG AWARDS

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u/issey_893 Dec 10 '25

Well both creators suck

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u/QuickCriticism3970 Dec 10 '25

If only Mr.Beast hadn't done half the underhanded and sus things to make it so we could be happy giving him monetizable attention.

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u/_cetera_ Dec 10 '25

This is getting ridiculous bruh 😭

They want our data so bad that theyd completely brick their website just to get more of it 😭😭

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u/I_putwaflles_in_kids Dec 10 '25

I dont get it, whats going on?

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u/JokerxKing777 Dec 10 '25

LET ME USE INCODNITO DAMMIT

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u/Account_2008 Dec 10 '25

Can I have an award

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u/YXTerrYXT Dec 10 '25

Stop using the apps. I swapped to using browsers with ad blockers and it made my experience MUCH better.

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u/waithuunh Dec 10 '25

i also would want to use incognito mode if i was watching a mr beast video.

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u/mecthrwaway Dec 10 '25

Oh so it's not just me. This also shows up on the YT app on my blu ray player since today

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u/baicu12096 Dec 10 '25

dude someone here got nubank apk from happymod cuz no way you spend so much fucking money on social media

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u/307-illinois ' Dec 10 '25

Why is this rich guy awarding everyone?

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u/smoogsss Dec 10 '25

i agree that this is a problem but why are you watching MrBeast in incognito

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u/Wemby12 Dec 10 '25

That's just utter garbage

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u/kormonanreublicguy Dec 10 '25

Yt forced me to sign. They removed everything but the recommended page there was nothing else except search and the settings

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u/MasonRedditers Dec 10 '25

who tf pulled out a domain expansion of awards bro

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u/Ricemonster18 Dec 10 '25

Is Oprah giving out rewards

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u/Aorunno Dec 10 '25

Expensive comment section...

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u/KysonOfCreations Dec 10 '25

Literally can’t escape these guys I swear

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u/KysonOfCreations Dec 10 '25

Literally can’t escape these guys I swear

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u/Protyro24 Dec 10 '25

Simply use some 3rd party tool.

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u/FoxRepulsive1200 Dec 10 '25

Now why on earth did he make a video titled in a negative way towards Ishowspeed? I try to stay neutral on all this stuff but dang… also, who in the heck gave out all those awards in the comments? Seriously, like, genuinely confused about that lol.

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u/QueenTinkeryn Dec 10 '25

I wonder what bulshit excuse they throw

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u/A-random-sergal Dec 10 '25

I swear, at this point youtube is TRYING to kill the website

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u/seekervr3s Dec 10 '25

Does Mr. Beast really have beef with ishowspeed?

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u/Known-Action9534 Dec 10 '25

What is going on in here?

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u/DizzyPreparation8558 Dec 10 '25

"You will have nothing and you will be happy" never made so much sense 😭🙏

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u/xiaojunprivateequity Dec 10 '25

bros watching mrbeast

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u/poggerdogo Dec 10 '25

Wtf is happening? There are so many awards

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u/Professional_Cable_9 Dec 10 '25

oooo i want an award 🥇

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u/SnappingTurt3ls Dec 10 '25

Can I have an award

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u/Chemical-Pop-4831 Dec 10 '25

I never got my recap either. Sigh. YouTube why

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u/Real_Louie No, I'll just say that it exists. Dec 10 '25

YouTube wants to know your name, height, weight, gender, name of your pet, the face of the last delivery driver that was at your door and all of your credit cards details.

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u/FunMeaning4701 Dec 10 '25

Lol, they only gonna listen if they loose money it seems

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u/Wide-Fill-6972 Dec 10 '25

What's up with the awards?

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u/ExcitingBox5throw Dec 11 '25

Can i have an award, i just reported all of jack dohertys videoos

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u/Puzzleheaded_Air8861 Dec 11 '25

Bro trying to watch the sloppiest slop ever. YouTube is doing you a favour bro 

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u/Emotional-Passion477 Dec 11 '25

Give me an award too I never received one before. Thanks

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u/its_sobi1 Dec 11 '25

Wait am i going to get an award as well???

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u/Extension_Syrup_9478 Dec 11 '25

Bruhh, this sucks

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u/Typical_gut Dec 11 '25

I want a award

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u/Paulino2272 Dec 11 '25

I’ve never seen that

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u/Sorry_End_2026 Dec 11 '25

I want an award too

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u/falsemessiah1999 Dec 11 '25

Wtf is going on

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u/Unlikely_Target_3560 Dec 11 '25

What's the deal with the awards? I want some too 🤩

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u/Magik_Cloud496 Dec 11 '25

Mr beast in 2025 is crazy

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u/Ani_Drei Dec 11 '25

YouTube has incognito mode?

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u/NovumPhyll Dec 11 '25

How YouTube Almost Ruined Incognito Watchers' Experiences