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Youtube videos wont run but only when logged in

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That says it all really. Not logged in, all's well. Log in, which seems very slow, 10 seconds perhaps, and you get a black screen, saying 'An error occurred. Please try again later (Playback ID: then some number) I first noticed it a couple of days ago, never before. I've tried removing all ad-blockers, Ghostery, UBlock Origin. Tried an alternative all to no avail. If I log on from a laptop using the same details, the videos run OK, so it's something specific with the DT. They are both running Centos 7.5 and are up to date. It's not a big deal but it would be nice to sort it ! Cheers

That says it all really. Not logged in, all's well. Log in, which seems very slow, 10 seconds perhaps, and you get a black screen, saying 'An error occurred. Please try again later (Playback ID: then some number) I first noticed it a couple of days ago, never before. I've tried removing all ad-blockers, Ghostery, UBlock Origin. Tried an alternative all to no avail. If I log on from a laptop using the same details, the videos run OK, so it's something specific with the DT. They are both running Centos 7.5 and are up to date. It's not a big deal but it would be nice to sort it ! Cheers

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YouTube is acting so strangely lately. This could be related to the site revamp often called the "Polymer" design. You could try reverting Firefox to the old design using the following URL or an add-on:

Any improvement?

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YouTube is acting so strangely lately. This could be related to the site revamp often called the "Polymer" design. You could try reverting Firefox to the old design using the following URL or an add-on:

Any improvement?

Claytonlad
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Thanks a lot for that. Adding youtube-classic has sorted it out. I'm not sure what changed a few days ago to screw it up. Hopefully any issues will get sorted eventually !