View source for Block Specific Youtube Channel


= Overview =

Prevent users to access specific YouTube Channel like 'T-Series'.

'''Note&nbsp;:''' Blocking of Specific YouTube channel and allowing all the other youTube videos is a hypothetical scenario. YouTube website is not designed for such hypothetical situation. However, this how-to will demonstrate to block a specific YouTube Channel and one of its playlist videos.

= Prerequisites =

*HTTPS Inspection should be enabled in SafeSquid. If not enabled, you can check our document '''- [[Configure_HTTPS_Inspection|How to enable HTTPS Inspection]]''' 
*You need the YouTube '''Channel-ID''' and '''List-ID'''. You have to extract Channel-ID and List-ID from YouTube URL before creating rules in SafeSquid. 

= Policy Creation =

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We can achieve the above by following steps –

== Extract Channel-ID from Youtube Channel ==

1. Open the Youtube channel you want to block. Here T-Series channel is taken as an example.<br/> &nbsp; Here you will get Channel-ID from the referer URL. '''Channel-ID''' is the preceding portion of the URL after ''''channel/'''' part. Save this part on notepad for reference.<br/> <br/> &nbsp;T-Series Channel URL&nbsp;: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA]<br/> &nbsp;'''Channel-ID: UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA'''<br/> '''&nbsp;'''For '''List-ID''' extraction click on '''PLAY ALL''' link on the page as shown below.<br/> ''[[File:Youtube Channel Block (1).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (1).PNG|link=]]''

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== Extract List-ID from Youtube Channel ==

2. Extract '''List-ID '''from any of the subsequent URL'''''.'''''<br/> ''&nbsp;'' '''List-ID''' is the preceding portion of the URL after ''''&list=' '''part. Save this part on notepad for reference.<br/> <br/> &nbsp;T-Series Channel subsequent URL: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKdXLfxgQQ&list=PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKdXLfxgQQ&list=PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy]<br/> &nbsp; '''List-ID: PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy'''<br/> '''[[File:Youtube Channel Block (2).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (2).PNG|link=]]'''

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<br/> &nbsp;You will find every Video in the list contain List-ID of the channel.<br/> &nbsp;T-Series Channel subsequent URL: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FjuBvzF1E4&index=2&list=PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FjuBvzF1E4&index=2&list=PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy]<br/> &nbsp; '''List-ID: PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy'''<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (3).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (3).PNG|link=]]

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3. After extracting the Channel-ID and List-ID we have create policies in SafeSquid.<br/> &nbsp; Go to SafeSquid Web-GUI and click on Configure to create Policies.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (4).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (4).PNG|link=]]

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== Create Policy in Request Types Section ==

4. Click on Custom Settings to open Request Types Section.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (5).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (5).PNG|link=]]

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6. Make sure the Global of Request Types Section is Enabled to True.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (6).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (6).PNG|link=]]

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7. Click on Request Types tab to create new policy.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (8).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (8).PNG|link=]]

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8. Add Youtube Channels in Request Types Field. Create new Request Profile as '''T-SERIES CHANNEL''' in Added Request Types Field.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (9).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (9).PNG|link=]]

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9. You have to add Channel-ID and List-Id in File Field. You have already saved them in notepad for you reference. Refer to [https://docs.safesquid.com/wiki/Block_Specific_Youtube_Channel#Extract_Channel-ID_from_Youtube_Channel Channel-ID extraction] and [https://docs.safesquid.com/wiki/Block_Specific_Youtube_Channel#Extract_List-ID_from_Youtube_Channel List-Id extraction].<br/> &nbsp; Here for T-Series channel we added&nbsp; '''(UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA&#124;PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy)''' in File Field.<br/> &nbsp; Save the Policy created.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (10).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (10).PNG|link=]]

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== Create Policy in&nbsp;Access Profiles Section ==

10. Go to Access Profiles section.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (11).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (11).PNG|link=]]

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11. Edit the Default Policy already created in SafeSquid named '''BLOCK YOUTUBE CHANNELS. '''Select '''T-SERIES CHANNEL''' in Request Types Field. Set Action Field as '''DO_NOT_BYPASS'''.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (12).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (12).PNG|link=]]

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12. Save the policy created in Access Restrictions.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (13).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (13).PNG|link=]]

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= Test the Youtube Channel Blocked =

13.&nbsp; Now try to open the Youtube Channel of T-Series [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA].<br/> &nbsp; All the Youtube channel of T-series will be blocked and Access block Template will be shown.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (14).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (14).PNG|link=]]

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&nbsp;If you try to open any of the subsequent Youtube videos of T-Series Channel like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKdXLfxgQQ&list=PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKdXLfxgQQ&list=PL9bw4S5ePsEE2KMw53rY40A00t4I-otqy].&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;It will be blocked and Access block Template will be shown.<br/> [[File:Youtube Channel Block (15).PNG|border|center|Youtube Channel Block (15).PNG|link=]]

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<br/> '''Note&nbsp;:'''

*'''This configuration will work only for videos sourced from the channel page and not from the feeds links or YouTube Videos embedded in website.''' 
*'''To block every videos of any specific YouTube Channel you have to insert List-ID's (of every playlists in that channel) and file part (of each individual unlisted videos) of URL in the File field of Request Types Section.''' 

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