[Bug]: NSFW content unplayable when Family Friendly toggle turned off

[hix1000]

Guidelines

• I have encountered this bug in the latest release of FreeTube.
• I have encountered this bug in the official downloads of FreeTube.
• I have searched the issue tracker for open and closed issues that are similar to the bug report I want to file, without success.
• I have searched the documentation for information that matches the description of the bug I want to file, without success.
• This issue contains only one bug.

Describe the bug

NSFW videos don't play when Family Friendly content is turned off

Expected Behavior

NSFW videos play as usual (possibly with a warning ahead of time), if Family Friendly content is turned off

Issue Labels

accessibility issue, API issue, content not loading, feature stopped working, usability issue

FreeTube Version

v0.21.3 Beta

Operating System Version

Windows 11

Installation Method

.exe

Primary API used

Invidious API

Last Known Working FreeTube Version (If Any)

No response

Additional Information

No response

Nightly Build

• I have encountered this bug in the latest nightly build.

[absidue]

Okay so just to be clear you turned on the Show Family Friendly Only parental control setting and are surprised that FreeTube is not showing you NSFW videos?

[hix1000]

yes I turned it on, and if I turn it off, Freetube still refuses to play them, saying Error: this helps our community, learn more. It's inconsistent, sometimes it says Error: this video may be inappropriate for some users.

[hix1000]

by Warning ahead of time (in expected behavior), I mean we should have a disclaimer with the options to either skip video or continue.

[absidue]

Those error messages sound like they are coming from the Invidious API, but you said you were using the local API.

Without further information e.g. links to the videos or screenshots of the error messages I can't say exactly what is going on but the second error message likely means that the uploader disabled embedding, so the age-restriction cannot be bypassed and the only way to watch it is with an official YouTube app while logged in with an age-verified YouTube account.

[hix1000]

Now it says to watch on the latest version of Youtube? (also, my bad it's invidious)

[hix1000]

Invidious API Error: This video may be inappropriate for some users.

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

Now it says to watch on the latest version of Youtube? (also, my bad it's invidious)

This one is unrelated, see #5489

Invidious API Error: This video may be inappropriate for some users.

See iv-org/invidious#2189

Nothing we can do about this and these errors are unrelated to that setting.