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lastlib

(22,978 posts)
Fri May 22, 2020, 12:25 AM May 2020

Any ideas why Twitter videos on this site have suddenly stopped playing on my machine?

I use Firefox as my main browser, and I click the play button and the video disappears--never plays, nothing re-appears in its frame. Some settings my have changed recently, but I couldn't tell you which ones. I have had trouble getting audio/video feeds from sites like Zoom. So I've played with various settings trying to get that to work.

They will play on Chrome, but not on Firefox. Any ideas/suggestions? I really don't want to use Chrome a lot.

Update: youtube videos play fine.

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global1

(25,166 posts)
1. I Notice That The Same Thing Happens To Me On Twitter Vids.....
Fri May 22, 2020, 12:39 AM
May 2020

Only I just didn't think of asking for help from DU. Thanks for doing that. Appreciate it. Now I just hope someone will tell the both of us what the problem is and how to fix it.

hlthe2b

(101,707 posts)
11. Me five. Plays on MS Edge (which I rarely use) but you have to click into twitter link for firefox
Fri May 22, 2020, 06:56 AM
May 2020

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I keep forgetting and it is a real irritation.

SeattleVet

(5,468 posts)
6. I had the same problem - are you using AdBlock Plus?
Fri May 22, 2020, 01:01 AM
May 2020

One of the filter sets was blocking Twitter feeds. I disabled that one and things work now.

The one that was killing them was "Fanboy's Annoyance List". As soon as I disabled that one everything started working normally. Pull down AdBlock Plus from the menubar and select "Options" and check to see if you have that set enabled.

CloudWatcher

(1,831 posts)
8. Maybe, try this ....
Fri May 22, 2020, 01:08 AM
May 2020

I rarely use Firefox but spent a minute and reproduced the problem. Since I don't use Firefox often, it took the opportunity to brag to me about having blocked some sort of cross-site tracking with it's "Enhanced Tracking Protection." I'm all in favor of blocking cross-site tracking, but it seems to break watching Twitter videos (and animated GIFs) that are linked to by DU.

To fix ...

0) Go to a web page on DU that has a broken video
1) click on the shield symbol to the left of the address bar. You should see a popup window with "Enhanced Tracking Protection" at the top .. including a small toggle button to enable/disable it.
2) Toggle the switch at the top of the panel (turn it off).

This will allow cross-site tracking when Twitter is used from DU. Toggle it back on to revert to being protected.

Btw, the page will reload automatically when you hit the switch, but I had to do additional reloads before it worked.

Disclaimer: this worked for me, once, on a Mac running the current macOS. Your milage may vary.

Reference: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop?as=u&utm_source=inproduct#w_what-to-do-if-a-site-seems-broken

lastlib

(22,978 posts)
15. seems to be their tracker protection..
Fri May 22, 2020, 07:56 AM
May 2020

Click the shield at the left end of the address bar to see the settings.

KT2000

(20,544 posts)
10. can't you just click
Fri May 22, 2020, 02:14 AM
May 2020

the bird in the upper right hand corner ? I have had to start doing that to see those videos.

lastlib

(22,978 posts)
14. yes, but that's an extra click and an extra wait......that gets old fast.
Fri May 22, 2020, 07:53 AM
May 2020

I don't have the patience for it with my old slow machine.

LAS14

(13,749 posts)
16. Interesting. Mine won't play on Chrome, but they will on Edge. Haven't tried Firefox. Also...
Fri May 22, 2020, 09:48 AM
May 2020

... not really sure which ones do and don't play.

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