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ProfessorGAC

(69,715 posts) Mon Mar 29, 2021, 08:01 PM Mar 2021

Anyone Having Issues With Embedded Twitter Posts With Video?

About a quarter of the time, I get "Media Can't Be Played".
The other 3/4ths, no problem.
If I hit the reload button, I keep getting the same message on those that don't work.
Not getting why it's only happening on some Twitter posts.

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Anyone Having Issues With Embedded Twitter Posts With Video? (Original Post) ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 OP

Are you using Firefox? Sanity Claws Mar 2021 #1

I Should Have Added That ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #2

When using my iPad, many Twitter did not open with the post. Fla Dem Apr 2021 #3

Oddly Enough... ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #4

Sanity Claws

(22,031 posts)

1. Are you using Firefox?

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Original post)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 08:16 PM

Mar 2021

That happens to me when I use Firefox but not Chrome.

ProfessorGAC

(69,715 posts)

2. I Should Have Added That

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 08:35 PM

Mar 2021

Chrome 89.0.4389.86 on an Android tablet, 6.0.1.
This just started happening in the last couple days.

Fla Dem

(25,639 posts)

3. When using my iPad, many Twitter did not open with the post.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Original post)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 07:28 PM

Apr 2021

Had to open in Twitter.

ProfessorGAC

(69,715 posts)

4. Oddly Enough...

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 08:07 PM

Apr 2021

...2 days after I posed this question, the problem went away!
I changed no settings! Weird.

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