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DinahMoeHum

(23,464 posts) Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:14 PM Saturday

A YouTube issue. . .

Why can't I get videos playing on the normal videos (I can get videos on the short videos)

When I click on the regular videos, I get the Play arrow in the middle. When I click on that arrow, nothing happens

Anything going on out there at YouTube that I'm not aware of? I have never had this issue until today.

Pls advise, thanx.

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A YouTube issue. . . (Original Post) DinahMoeHum Saturday OP

Does your mouse pointer change from a arrow (standard) to a hand (standard) when walkingman Saturday #1

Did the F5, it works. DinahMoeHum Saturday #2

F5 is basically a soft refresh (loads the page from cache)...like maybe the page didn't completely walkingman Saturday #3

One more question. . . DinahMoeHum Saturday #4

From what I am hearing it is YouTube trying to harass adblock users (or other similar apps) walkingman Saturday #5

Turned off the Adblocker. . . DinahMoeHum Saturday #6

walkingman

(10,563 posts)

1. Does your mouse pointer change from a arrow (standard) to a hand (standard) when

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:26 PM

Saturday

you put over the video (basically recognizing a clickable link)? If you try refreshing the page (F5) does it then work?

DinahMoeHum

(23,464 posts)

2. Did the F5, it works.

Reply to walkingman (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:28 PM

Saturday

Thanx (I hope)

walkingman

(10,563 posts)

3. F5 is basically a soft refresh (loads the page from cache)...like maybe the page didn't completely

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:46 PM

Saturday

load and that just reloads (often from an extention conflict or cache/cookie issue). A Ctrl+F5 will do a hard refresh (which will sometimes clear the cache/cookie issue).

Good luck!

DinahMoeHum

(23,464 posts)

4. One more question. . .

Reply to walkingman (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:27 PM

Saturday

I'm now getting the "comments are turned off" message on EVERY video, even the ones I saw a few weeks back and I know I commented on.

Anything unusual going on?

walkingman

(10,563 posts)

5. From what I am hearing it is YouTube trying to harass adblock users (or other similar apps)

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:36 PM

Saturday

They don't like people blocking their ads. Supposedly, if you turn the ad blocker on and then off you can see comments. It has happened to me yet so I am not sure. It has happened in the past but goes away in a short period of time.

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DinahMoeHum

(23,464 posts)

6. Turned off the Adblocker. . .

Reply to walkingman (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:40 PM

Saturday

. . .but I'm still getting that message.

Buncha lame motherfuckers.

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