Youtube and google regularly change your region based on your IP. This userscript automatically sets it to your preferred region instead.
// ==UserScript==
// @run-at document-start
// @version 1.0.1
// @name YouTube and Google region setter
// @namespace https://github.com/emmaexe/userscripts
// @author emmaexe
// @description Youtube and google regularly change your region based on your IP. This userscript automatically sets it to your preferred region instead.
// @license GPL-3.0-only
// @homepageURL https://github.com/emmaexe/userscripts
// @supportURL https://github.com/emmaexe/userscripts/issues
// @include *://youtube.*/*
// @include *://*.youtube.*/*
// @include *://www.google.com/*
// @exclude *://www.google.com/a/*
// @noframes
// @icon https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmaexe/userscripts/main/youtube-region-setter/assets/youtube-ico-32.png
// @grant GM.registerMenuCommand
// @grant GM.getValue
// @grant GM.setValue
// ==/UserScript==
GM.registerMenuCommand('Set preferred youtube/google region', async () => {
region = prompt('Please enter your preferred region:', 'GB');
await GM.setValue('region', region);
window.location.reload();
})
async function main(){
let region = await GM.getValue('region', 'GB');
let oldUrl = location.href;
let arr = oldUrl.split('?');
if (!(oldUrl.includes(`&gl=${region}`) || oldUrl.includes(`?gl=${region}`))) {
if (arr.length > 1 && arr[1] !== '') {
location.replace(oldUrl+`&gl=${region}`);
} else {
location.replace(oldUrl+`?gl=${region}`);
}
}
}
main();