Embedded YouTube Video Player Broken

[Foxbat]

Something just broke with the embedded YouTube player on the Site. Attempting to play a video now brings up a "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" message and no way to sign in or find out more.

This is on my Gen 9 iPad with iPadOS 18.0 running Safari.

 

[vlad_]

YouTube is apparently implementing new restrictions, probably to be able to track you better. Click on the same link later, and it will play fine sometimes.

 

[Foxbat]

I was on a different forum and was able to play an Embedded YouTube video just fine, so it may be a timing issue, like you said.

 

[Foxbat]

Well, it works using Edge, so I zapped my cookies and other cached data, and what do you know, YouTube likes me again.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

There is nothing special about our YouTube player as its just a direct YouTube Embed.

 

[harshness]

Well, it works using Edge, so I zapped my cookies and other cached data, and what do you know, YouTube likes me again.

No forum I visit seems to be dropping poisoned cookies more frequently than SatelliteGuys.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Our cookies have nothing to do with YouTube. Again videos are just using a regular YouTUbe Embed. Its not a special player we are using.

 

[harshness]

Our cookies have nothing to do with YouTube.

I get that.

My point is that I average more than one situation per month where I have to clear my SatelliteGuys cookies and that seems unusual.

 

[TheKrell]

Huh. I haven't cleared my cookies in years. Just sayin'.

 

[Howard Simmons]

Huh. I haven't cleared my cookies in years. Just sayin'.

 

[Tampa8]

Huh. I haven't cleared my cookies in years. Just sayin'.

Know what you mean I have these still lying around.

 

[raoul5788]

I get that.

My point is that I average more than one situation per month where I have to clear my SatelliteGuys cookies and that seems unusual.

I've never cleared my SG cookies and have never had any issues.

 

[harshness]

I've never cleared my SG cookies and have never had any issues.

The differences in our membership status may be significant. Perhaps it is an ad thing.

 

[raoul5788]

The differences in our membership status may be significant. Perhaps it is an ad thing.

Then perhaps you should do something about that.

 

[harshness]

Then perhaps you should do something about that.

I hesitate to do that given how hostile the staff has been.

 

[Foxbat]

Well, today this problem popped up for me again, and I was able to make this go away by firing up the YouTube app on my iPad which I am signed into as me. The "prove you're not a bot" message stopped.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Well, today this problem popped up for me again, and I was able to make this go away by firing up the YouTube app on my iPad which I am signed into as me. The "prove you're not a bot" message stopped.

Actually I saw an article somewhere yesterday about it, its YouTube doing that for some embeded links.

I guess they would rather you watch things on their site where they get all the ad revenue.

 

[Foxbat]

I guess they would rather you watch things on their site where they get all the ad revenue.

But, if I can watch it here, there are no Ads. Why would I want Ads?

And, BTW, when you go to Share a YouTube video on your phone by copying the link, it will tag it with a unique identifier:

https://youtu.be/dSHNutfUHSw?si=iIq8CnrF41Em6QpH

(The ?si= introduces a unique identifier that lets YouTube know you shared a video from a mobile YouTube App. So, remove it when you Paste the link to remain anonymous.)​

Also, FYI, if you share media via the XenForo Media icon in the tool bar,

(this Media icon will be located in a different location depending on your SatelliteGuys navigation method)​

It also removes the ?si= data in addition to creating a [ MEDIA ] tag. This leaves off the YouTube hyperlink from beneath the video, too.