Embedded YouTube videos not playing in Safari OS X

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Embedded YouTube videos not playing in Safari OS X

Hello

Recently, I've had trouble playing embedded videos (for example on tumblr or on Laughing Squid). I can see the space the YouTube box is meant to be in, but it's blank. I can play them on YouTube though. This started before the Yosemite update.

I use AdBlock but it happens whether it's on or off. I've updated my Flash, cleared my Flash and Safari cache but to no avail.

This happens both on my MacBook Air and on my desktop, both running Yosemite and fully updated Flash etc.

Does anyone know if this is a widespread bug or if I can fix it easily?

Thank you!

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 20, 2014 1:16 PM

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TristanUK Author

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Oct 20, 2014 2:00 PM in response to TristanUK

Found it! The Google Disconnect extension is what prevented them working.

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mack 22

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Oct 20, 2014 3:10 PM in response to TristanUK

hi. i have the same problem. pretty much everything written in the op applies.

i can't find anything labeled "google disconnect extension" in my os x extension prefs or my safari extension prefs.

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TristanUK Author

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Oct 20, 2014 3:15 PM in response to mack 22

I turned off all of the extensions first and it worked. I then just turned them on one at a time and it was Google Disconnect (now there's a version called Disconnect, which works just fine by the way). Perhaps you have another privacy extension which is interfering--or, worse, the problem is more than I thought.

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mack 22

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Oct 20, 2014 4:12 PM in response to TristanUK

i have the problem in both safari and chrome, but not in firefox

i turned all extensions off in safari prefs

sigh

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Nov 8, 2014 1:39 PM in response to mack 22

I have the same problem. I click on an embedded flash video and get nothing but black.

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Nov 8, 2014 1:57 PM in response to Community User

Ok, I fixed it. Go to some embedded Flash video, click to run and then right click to get Global Settings for Flash. Go into Storage and make sure you aren't blocking any data from being stored on your computer. At the very least choose the "ask me" setting. (For good measure I also went into Advanced and clicked to Delete All Data associated with Flash. But when I restored Block for data storage the videos stopped working, so that seems to be the answer.) I'd be interested to hear if this works for others.

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