# Youtube requires a Google account now?  WTF?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-requires-a-google-account-now-wtf/574321>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 11, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-requires-a-google-account-now-wtf/574321 "2011-03-11T19:25:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-requires-a-google-account-now-wtf/574321/41 "2014-06-13T21:40:23Z")

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> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#):
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> And I’m still Biffyshrew, but I’ve gotten a bunch of popups trying to persuade me to change it.

Maybe you’re on there more than I. I’ve only seen a couple since linking to Google.

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