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Can't embed from this mastodon server - funny meme (Original Post) BootinUp Feb 2023 OP
It's not hard to do. Hoping it will get a lot easier. usonian Feb 2023 #1
I have done that, but this was an animated gif BootinUp Feb 2023 #2
So I found out when I revisited it. usonian Feb 2023 #3
Right-click to "open video in new tab" only gives me a link. No embed. usonian Feb 2023 #4

usonian

(9,810 posts)
1. It's not hard to do. Hoping it will get a lot easier.
Wed Feb 8, 2023, 12:19 AM
Feb 2023


Take a screenshot, save it to a file and post it to some host.
Yes, it should be a lot easier.
But DU's code sometimes trips up on URL's that any old browser likes.

usonian

(9,810 posts)
3. So I found out when I revisited it.
Wed Feb 8, 2023, 01:03 AM
Feb 2023

I right-clicked on the meme in Opera Browser (not sure if that's built-in or an extension I loaded) and it saved an mp4 (not a gif)

Given that I could do that, I don't know of a site that hosts videos that DU will embed. (other than you-know-what)

Admins say that they're working on embedding Mastodon.

Sorry about the goof. Maybe this advances things a bit further.

You might ask the administrators (top left sidebar on "desktop" DU ). Be nice. I am sure they're working on it!


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