I never had that problem before resetting it I guess I was just lucky

Damm it so it could be related! Are you going to do another install of it or just roll with it?

Its good to know that it might just be the Chromecast itself and not any malware type stuff happening with it.

Is there any other alternative you’d recommend?

Edit: Actually I think after this I’m going to just use a VPN set to Albania and the stock YouTube app