Siri can't open youtube videos from search results.

Hi all,

I am getting this issue too as of late. Is anyone experiencing this for any other sites other than Youtube?

Based on the subtext of the error page and the fact that it’s only occurring for youtube, I would likely say we need to engage Google as the issue is on their side. They likely made a change in their security scheme that is causing this.

The message at the bottom of the error page “Sometimes you may see this page if you are using advanced terms that robots are known to use, or sending requests very quickly.” also hints that Google has strengthened some sort of protection against AI. This may be intentional on their part for all we know ;-)

Just my two cents as an IT analyst.

Hi bailies,

I have the same problem. I have followed your instructions and same result. I tried on wifi, cellular, I turned off/on the device, and same result.

i was wondering if you could explore or share additional insights about this issue,

Thank you!!

This advice means nothing. It has nothing to do with history, cookies or VPN's. I'm using a new iPhone XS Max straight out of the box & this garbage is happening before I've even restored my previous backup. I'm using a new iPhone & Google are doing this the me, restricting my access because I made it via Siri. They don't even give a BS convoluted captcha option, it's just "no, We hate everything you want to look at so go to ****."

It appears that Google (who used to say "don't be evil" but are now Sith Lord level evil) has decided that Siri requests for YouTube are now a no-no. It's not surprising considering how ridiculously arbitrary Google are with their YouTube rules, especially if what a channel says contravenes their plans for far left thought conformity. If I want to look something up Google shouldn't be allowed to decide if I can see what I asked to be able to see.

Hi mo3reece,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand you’re having trouble with Siri opening YouTube videos. We’re happy to help.

To start, try the steps in the article below:

Clear the history and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

If you use a VPN, try disabling that and then testing again. We also suggest testing to see if the issue happens on both cellular and Wi-Fi.

Let us know the results.

Take care.

I just switched from Android (Samsung S10+) and have the same problem. Any results Siri finds that are on YouTube will only open in a browser and gives the same “Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network.” Message the OP got. I cleared history and cookies with no change. It’s very frustrating that YouTube results won’t open in the app and cause an error message when trying to open in a browser (Safari, Chrome, and Firefox all do the same) not a stellar impression coming back to apple after using Android for years...