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Elwood P Dowd

(11,444 posts) Mon Nov 9, 2015, 11:46 PM Nov 2015

What's the issue with the new Firefox 42.0 and playing DU posted YouTube videos?

Ever since the latest update YouTube videos posted on the forums here are blank except for saying couldn't find URL. They play fine with Safari, just not with the latest Firefox. Is there some add-on or extension I need to activate or deactivate? Also, on the YouTube site the comment section no longer works. It just says "loading" with no comments ever showing up below the video.

I'm still using my late 2009 MacBook with Snow Leopard 10.6.8.

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What's the issue with the new Firefox 42.0 and playing DU posted YouTube videos? (Original Post) Elwood P Dowd Nov 2015 OP

I'm on a 2009 Macbook Pro... TeeYiYi Nov 2015 #1

I disabled the Firefox HTML 5 extension, and the videos now work. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Nov 2015 #2

Good to know. ..nt TeeYiYi Nov 2015 #3

HTML5 is likely more secure than Flash Baobab Mar 2016 #4

Thank you. ..nt TeeYiYi Mar 2016 #5

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)

1. I'm on a 2009 Macbook Pro...

Reply to Elwood P Dowd (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 01:00 AM

Nov 2015

... with 10.6.8 and Firefox 42.0. I'm not having any problems with youtube videos or comments. Maybe it has something to do with Flash. Some videos require that I activate Flash to view them. I have it set that way on purpose rather than giving Flash free reign.

Other than that, everything is running fine. Sorry I'm not much help.

TYY

On edit: The Flash issue doesn't happen at DU, just some other websites and only on occasion. All videos at DU are working great.