youtube on firefox, can't comment - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2014, 09:44:31 pm
content: if I use firefox to use youtube I find i can't post comments forcing me to use chrome. Is this just me or is it a deliberate move by google ?

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2014, 09:58:54 pm
content: Btw, with Links, you miss the whole video. I guess that is also googles fault?

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2014, 10:01:59 pm
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on November 14, 2014, 09:58:54 pmNo idea what your talking about

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2014, 10:08:25 pm
content: Links a browser that cannot play youtube videos?

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2014, 10:13:27 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on November 14, 2014, 10:01:59 pmOh, sorry it is Lynx."Lynx is a highly configurable text-based web browser for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals."

author: TheEnd
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2014, 10:14:35 pm
content: Does it show you as signed in?

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2014, 10:34:39 pm
content: Quote from: TheEnd on November 14, 2014, 10:14:35 pmYes, I click to write a comment, a second window launches and then just closes again and I'm back to square one

author: Whales
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2014, 12:49:04 am
content: Check your addons.Blockers -> wildcard blocklists can block useful services. Noscript can be a pain (or visa versa: sites that require retrieving scripts and resources from 6 different domains in for a simple function are a pain).

author: neuraxon77
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 15, 2014, 03:04:48 am
content: It'll likely be an addon, I had issues with a Flash blocker and had to change to a different addon, but also try clearing your Youtube cookies by going to Preferences, Privacy, remove individual cookies, then filter by typing "youtube", then remove all cookies. You may need to remove "plus.google" cookies too.

author: jeremy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2014, 11:42:07 am
content: OT, but Links is a different command line browser to Lynx.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 15, 2014, 09:49:18 pm
content: Well I'm now allowing "popups", I've disabled adblocker and clicking on "notifications" gets me a request to login but cliking on the login link produces nothing. I'm sorry but i conclude that google have aimed to make youtube only work on chrome, and afterall it worked, I'm now using chrome, but only to watch youtube......

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2014, 10:23:01 pm
content: I had youtube go whacky (server error 500) with firefox last week and the solution was to clear all youtube cookies. Might be worth a go?

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 16, 2014, 07:53:17 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on November 15, 2014, 11:21:41 pmand as I said in the post you quoted I have stopped adblocker from working on youtube so it's as they intend it (I still got adds anyway) and I've allowed firefox to display popup windows as the comment seemed to try and open in a new window (which in internet good practice speak is csalled highjacking someones computer). still nothingI don't object to adverts on youtube, I generally block then because on so many sites these days you can't see the content dfor the fucking adds. I'm one of those people that would happily pay a reasonable sum for a decent service with no adverts.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2014, 01:33:05 pm
content: A good way to diagnose problems like this is to us the incognito mode. It starts fresh with no cookies and add ons.BTW, according to Wikipedia the majority of Mozila's revenues are from Google.