Youtube and Google

[Playbill]

I have received a 'Final Reminder' from Youtube that if I do not link my account to google I will be unable to use it. I have only ever used Youtube to watch the odd video. As far as I know, do not even have a Google account.

From comments posted on a Google forum it seems that many people are incensed by this move.

What are the implications if I ignore the message?

[bibblebub]

You can view YouTube videos without signing on to the site.

[snags]

''I will be unable to use it''

Your Youtube account, yes, but you can still watch any of the videos on Youtube as a non Youtube account holder...

[jno]

you could set up a Gmail account, if that satisfies them; you don't ever have to use it.

https://accounts.goog...mplcache=2&from=login (see the red box in the top right corner)

But do you need a YouTube account anyway? Maybe there are certain things open only to members (such as adult content) but normally anyone is free to look at anything there without having an account.

[VHG]

>>Maybe there are certain things open only to members

I think you need to register to add comments to a video.

I also got this email (because I registered a couple of years ago) but have done nothing about it (yet).

[Playbill]

Thanks for the replies.

As you say jno, I may as well set up an account even if I do not use it. I suppose the comments on the forum I saw earlier were from people who used google as their main email account.

[snags]

In case it is important to you: if you do set up a gmail account, your Youtube user name will be the gmail email address, unless you change it to something else (settings > profile setup).

[Playbill]

snags -
I do not remember ever having a gmail account; but when I clicked on the message link I was asked to reset my password.
Sometime long ago I must have set up an account with them and never used it as it does not appear in my accounts/password list.