You would just get called from an agent (bot) based in your country. There’s no easy way to prevent that. Fraud is massive and it’s becoming cheaper and easier to run at scale.
It's a static site that renders the youtube thumbnail + a red play button. When you click on it, it loads the youtube iframe. So it's basically deferring the cookie consent and all.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts too. I still have the feeling that broad adoption comes from simple things that just work. And the complicated stuff is more optional.
That’s probably not to advertise for that company. I don’t see why it’s sad?