Why is Youtube not loading videos correctly seemingly at random?

I have noticed that since around Friday, April 24th, 2026, that Youtube videos will sometimes refuse to load properly. The page for the video will come up, but buttons on… (read more)

I have noticed that since around Friday, April 24th, 2026, that Youtube videos will sometimes refuse to load properly. The page for the video will come up, but buttons on the page will not load, and nor will the video. This started happening around mid-day, when prior to it, things had been fine. At first I thought it might be tied into the 'ambient mode' option on Youtube itself., But even after shutting that off, I found it was still happening at ranodm.

Is this something new Yotube is doing in their continued (idiotic) fight against ad blockers, or is there an actual glitch in the browser or, more likely, a glitch in Youtube? Like I said, this seems to occur at random and I can't trace the cause for it. I'll include a screenshot of what I'm seeing. But if anyone knows what's happening here, I'd appreciate it.

I should add that I am on Windows 11 and using the new version 150.0 for Firefox. (Congrats on that, by the way.)

I'll be honest, I keep hearing some other browser can block youtube ads innately. (Brave, I think it was called?) and while the idea is cool, I'm not giving up a browser I've used for over 20 years for it. If Firefox can find a way to implement a similar means of blocking Youtube ads innately, I;d love it. But for now, I just wanna know what the devil is happening with the site. Can anyone help?

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Does the VPN connect to a US or Canada server?

I need to access the texting app when traveling abroad. Textedly is only accessible in the US and Canada, and the only supported way to use it from another country is to … (read more)

I need to access the texting app when traveling abroad. Textedly is only accessible in the US and Canada, and the only supported way to use it from another country is to connect through a VPN that routes through the US or Canada. Does Firefox's VPN connect to a US or Canada server?

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search page completion will no longer open with enter button but requires go back to search and hit glass

suddenly a month after going to windows 11 when i go to firefox home page and try to search for something it loads a clean page but never goes to the page after I have hi… (read more)

suddenly a month after going to windows 11 when i go to firefox home page and try to search for something it loads a clean page but never goes to the page after I have hit enter. Causes me to go back to search page and then hit magnify icon to get to page I am looking for. This causes an extra stroke and is causing me to think about a new home page rather than firefox. Any help would be appreicated.

Vintaglime

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Google search wont work after turning off VPN

I enabled the Firefox browser VPN as a test and then disabled it, after the Google search no longer worked. Error says Google.com is unavailable, can't connect to server… (read more)

I enabled the Firefox browser VPN as a test and then disabled it, after the Google search no longer worked.

Error says Google.com is unavailable, can't connect to servers etc.

Any ideas how to fix it ?

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Can I show subfolders of my inbox in Thunderbird for Android beta?

Hello all, I installed Thunderbird for Android beta at my smartphone. After importing my account from the desktop version of Thunderbird I don't see the subfolders of my … (read more)

Hello all,

I installed Thunderbird for Android beta at my smartphone. After importing my account from the desktop version of Thunderbird I don't see the subfolders of my inbox. How can I show subfolders in the app for Android?

Kindest regards

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websites I have been on many times before are not being blocked how can I stop it

websites are being blocked when I click on links from my email account and I don't know why but I also want it stopped the websites are Stage32.com and https://course.fp… (read more)

websites are being blocked when I click on links from my email account and I don't know why but I also want it stopped the websites are Stage32.com and https://course.fp-platform.online/learn/hRpTYcFi2UyZKzLm2gaOHg/theory

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Header size increasing

Switching between private browsing mode to normal browsing mode or vice versa results I the header size increasing. Need to close it and reopen for it to go back to norma… (read more)

Switching between private browsing mode to normal browsing mode or vice versa results I the header size increasing. Need to close it and reopen for it to go back to normal. Running Android 15 on an Asus Zenfone 10

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Can't forward and email on my Chromebook

I'm using Thunderbird on my Chromebook. I can't use the pointer to open the "more options" menu (the three dots) in the email to get to forward and other options. Hoverin… (read more)

I'm using Thunderbird on my Chromebook. I can't use the pointer to open the "more options" menu (the three dots) in the email to get to forward and other options. Hovering over the dots shows the "More Options" message, but clicking does not open the menu. I have a touch screen chromebook and discovered that I can touch the three buttons and it opens. Once the menu is opened, the mouse pointer works to select forward and the other options.

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Thunderbird Android notifications delayed while gaming — any way to fix this?

Hi everyone, I’ve been using Thunderbird on Android for emails, and I’ve noticed that notifications sometimes get delayed when I’m gaming on my phone. During longer gamin… (read more)

Hi everyone, I’ve been using Thunderbird on Android for emails, and I’ve noticed that notifications sometimes get delayed when I’m gaming on my phone. During longer gaming sessions, emails don’t show up right away and only appear after I exit the game or switch apps.

I’m guessing it might be related to background app restrictions or battery optimization, but I’m not completely sure. Has anyone else experienced delayed notifications with Thunderbird Android while gaming? Any tips on keeping notifications timely without affecting game performance would be really helpful.

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How do I create mail filters with wildcarded parts?

Hi, I would have posted this on this previous question by the same name https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1266115 However it has been closed from further discussio… (read more)

Hi,

I would have posted this on this previous question by the same name https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1266115 However it has been closed from further discussion despite being the top search google link for "thunderbird filter contains wildcard"

And what I wanted to say is that

This should long have been core functionality It is not even apparent when you make the filters, that wildcards (*) don't work So you make a ton of filters and they're silently broken !!!

I find the general filter creation process very cumbersome, almost almost every setting has to be changed every time, the main window, locks so you can't copy-paste from it mid-filter-creation and many many other quirks that make each filter creation an annoying 20 steps process, core among which, is the inability to create a destination folder on the fly while creating the filter !


But yeah, no wildcard support is kind of crazy

for example I want to put all emails from pizzahut in a folder

But they randomly change their From URL to @a.pizzahut.ca @b.pizzahut.ca @c.pizzahut.ca @d.pizzahut.ca @e.pizzahut.ca @f.pizzahut.ca

It's like they know the filters can't wildcard ! they is super annoying !!

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Free VPN with custom DNS / DNS over HTPPS

Hi All, I have tried the new free browser VPN however it does not load pages if I am using a custom DNS (Quad9) and have DNS over HTTPS enabled. Is this expected behaviou… (read more)

Hi All,

I have tried the new free browser VPN however it does not load pages if I am using a custom DNS (Quad9) and have DNS over HTTPS enabled. Is this expected behaviour and just a limitation of the VPN?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

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I saw something about the new VPN when my Firefox browser was recently updated but now I cannot find the VPN button

I recently saw something about the new VPN when my browser updated. I did not have time to figure it out, so I am pretty sure I remember clicking a button that said "no.… (read more)

I recently saw something about the new VPN when my browser updated. I did not have time to figure it out, so I am pretty sure I remember clicking a button that said "no." Now I am trying to find out how to set up the VPN, but I cannot find the VPN button. I know you are rolling it out gradually to users, but if I had not received it why would I have seen a message when my browser first reopened after the update? I have looked up your "help" pages and it says if you click "no thanks" twice the button will disappear but you can add it back by customizing the toolbar. I have opened the "customize toolbar" tool, but I still don't see the VPN button. Did I have it and lose it? How can I get it back?

Is there something I can do in about:config? I looked there for VPN settings and there were some listings for VPN but I didn't see anything that was obvious to change.

Here is a screenshot of what I found in the "help" section, which did not help me:

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