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MagaSmash

(12,620 posts)
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:44 PM Oct 2025

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Videos not playing on the DU site; get the Sign In to Confirm You are not a Bot Error



Is this a problem on the server side? A Firefox issue? A Chrome issue? Any fix? Tried signing in and out.
Others having this issue; or is it just me?


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Sign In to Confirm You are not a Bot Error (Original Post) MagaSmash Oct 2025 OP
1. Try another browser such as Brave Tetrachloride Oct 2025 #1
It's YouTube HappyH Oct 2025 #2
So now it just started working again MagaSmash Oct 2025 #3
Happens to me... 2naSalit Oct 2025 #4

Tetrachloride

(9,704 posts)
1. 1. Try another browser such as Brave
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:00 PM
Oct 2025

2. Try another user account on your computer (assuming you are on a computer).
3. I would avoid trying the login thing. --- could be a fake /scamming website.

HappyH

(255 posts)
2. It's YouTube
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:02 PM
Oct 2025

The only thing I’ve found that works is to delete my YouTube and Google accounts.

MagaSmash

(12,620 posts)
3. So now it just started working again
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:21 PM
Oct 2025

Strange.Just started working again. It did work in Safari

2naSalit

(103,809 posts)
4. Happens to me...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:45 PM
Oct 2025

Occasionally, I've found that I can just wait it out. Usually only lasts for 40 - 60 minutes.

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