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When searching videos on tor through DuckDuckGo, I am given this warning before proceeding to the video.

"YouTube (owned by Google) does not let you watch videos anonymously. As such, watching YouTube videos here will be tracked by YouTube/Google."

I am then asked to watch the video "on YouTube" or "Here".

(If you want to see exactly what I mean just search any video on Tor through DuckDuckGo then click on it and this will come up)

My question is what does tor (or maybe its DuckDuckGo that is doing this) mean by this. Are they given YouTube my IP address? What exactly do they mean by "does not let you watch videos anonymously"?

NeverMine17
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The warning is from DuckDuckGo. It means that your browser still has to connect to YouTube even if you watch the video "here".

My question is what does DuckDuckGo mean by this. Are they given youtube my IP address? What exactly do they mean by "does not let you watch videos anonymously"?

Since you are using Tor, neither DuckDuckGo nor YouTube knows your IP address. The warning is mostly for users who aren't using Tor.

YouTube does not block Tor users, so you can actually watch videos anonymously.

There are still ways that YouTube/Google could use to track you, like tracking your behavior on their site (if you chose to watch the video on YouTube), or if you log in with a non-anonymous account (doesn't have to be on YouTube/Google, Google uses trackers on many sites).

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