As far as I'm aware, facial recognition works mostly by measuring distances between identifiable features of a person's face, like eyes, nose, mouth, face outline, etc. Hiding major facial features behind a mask that covers your nose, mouth and jaw can definitely confound at least some facial recognition systems. Wearing a mask and dark sunglasses is better, though some systems can penetrate through dark lenses (there are special sunglasses built to prevent this).
I still wear a mask in public whenever the COVID numbers start to tick up again. I'll be rocking it permanently once facial recognition is everywhere, including on other people with smart glasses.
I once told someone I was raised by The Muppets and video games and they told me I had a very Muppets sense of humour and it is one of my happiest memories.
When they upload it to youtube, it is youtube's content. As I've said elsewhere, I applaud people circumventing youtube's heinous system. But to complain that youtube is trying to stop you from doing so is fucking idiotic, of course they are going to try an prevent people from invalidating their business model.
By the time the current generation retires their super will be paid out in water rations and shotgun ammunition.