Viewing website items with question marks on Mac but not iPad
it is on a website, they are available to view on my iPad but will not view on my Mac. I do I fix this on my Mac. It is macOS Catalina
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iMac 21.5″
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Generally it means the item on the website either no longer is on the website, but is still visible in the browser cache of the iPad, or you have your browser preferences set not to load inline images, or is getting commands it doesn't understand about rendering, and it basically fails at the task. If your internet is not working on the Mac, but is on the iPad, it may just load what it can find in cache on the Mac and not render the rest, if they are live links.
Safari in Catalina no longer is upgraded and will yield odd rendering. Choose a browser that is still updated for your OS, to avoid such issues:
Browsers by Mac operating system - Apple Community
If using a different web browser doesn't give you the page, and you are sure the link is exactly the same on the iPad, check your connectivity on the Mac. Sometimes if you are at a public WiFi location, you need to use a different web browser to enable the WiFi on the computer, by accepting the terms of use of the WiFi location. Not all browsers will show that.
On an iPad, you may get this symbol, since at least some iPads can get their internet over cellular connections.
it may also be coupled with 3G, or 4 LTE, or 5G:
On the Mac and on the iPad you will have symbol below for WiFi:
If the WiFi symbol is gray instead of black, the wifi connection is not reaching the computer. If some of the lines are gray, but some are black, it is weak. If instead an outline shape exists where you would expect the icon, WiFi is turned off. Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Network is where you can see what is the status of each connection. When Ethernet is on top, it will default to ethernet, saying where the computer is wired, could have a weak signal if it is active. A 10.x.x.x address is typical for WIFi connectivity, a 192.x.x.x is typical for routed ethernet connectivity, and a 169.x.x.x is a self assigned address which could happen if the computer can't find a network connection.