Wtf going on with youtube

Am i the only one who got ask for more security and they need to send me a Pin to my phone but it just fucking doesnt work and i dont have my YTDose for today.

 

When you create new accounts they sometimes ask you for your number, to stop bots making mass accounts. It sucks and you WILL be charged phone credit, but it's legit and has to be done

 

Yeah, from now on, in order to sign into your Youtube account you need to link it with your Google account. This is a big pain in the ass, because I didn't have one, and you have to enter a cell or phone number... They claim it's for "security" reasons, but I doubt it. This is just too extreme, especially for people that use their Gmail account regularly. What happens if their youtube account gets hacked? Their Gmail account is in risk.