# Have links to YouTube been disabled? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [April 1, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958 "2023-04-01T01:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/61 "2023-04-06T15:41:39Z")
That video is hilarious. “I can prove I’m not a sock because here’s my fiancée’s Facebook page.” 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/62 "2023-04-06T15:54:09Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > To embed YT videos :- > > 1. Right click video on YT and select “copy video url.” > (this is not the same url as you see in your browser’s address bar !?) > 2. Paste link back here > 3. add “/” to the end. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ei7ygIG2GRM/maxresdefault.jpg "This is a test, this is only a test") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7ygIG2GRM) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/63 "2023-04-06T15:57:13Z")
At least that posts. Trying to edit results in the “can’t embed media items” error. ETA: apparently it only works _once_. Trying to post a second video with the trailing slash in a thread also results in the “can’t embed media items” error. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/64 "2023-04-06T16:18:02Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ct8KpaxKeY0/maxresdefault.jpg "City tears down man’s Atlanta house after sending warnings to wrong address, he says") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct8KpaxKeY0) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/65 "2023-04-06T16:30:28Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > I tried to find a SDMB relevant YT video … and found that ^ !! > It’s … interesting. The thread. > [@My Personal Theory of Everything (Kaleidoscopic Reality)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627): > > My intentions in this thread are the following: To sew together every “Personal Belief Theory” that I have gathered since I was a small child, into the intricate web of thought it currently is, but able to be perceived as the tapestry of sound reasoning that it is. The fact is any “effect”, “acton”, “reaction”, or “observation” made in our current perception is subject to psychological programming or conceptual bias. Meaning there is no guarantee of any cosmic effect, ie. Perception of color, ti… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/66 "2023-04-06T16:40:21Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_PwA2H1soGM/maxresdefault.jpg "This Is How You Clinch Playoffs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PwA2H1soGM) Test ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/67 "2023-04-06T18:53:26Z")
Interesting. So the `https://youtu.be/[VidID]/` method works for a post but the post can’t then be edited. But meanwhile the more traditional `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[VidD]` method won’t even post successfully much less edit. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/68 "2023-04-06T18:57:47Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B7yOO4oKMVc/maxresdefault.jpg "Shelter dog realizes he’s been adopted") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7yOO4oKMVc) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/69 "2023-04-06T19:01:12Z")
Strangely, using the “youtu.be” form of the URL _ **and** _ appending a slash to it allowed me to make the post above, though I can’t edit it. I’m certain it didn’t work before. Will try again on another video. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/70 "2023-04-06T19:03:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uNiRXIPcM5c/maxresdefault.jpg "When your dog is not a Pet - Cute dog and human are best friends") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNiRXIPcM5c) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/71 "2023-04-06T19:07:28Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > At least that posts. Trying to edit results in the “can’t embed media items” error. > > ETA: apparently it only works _once_. Trying to post a second video with the trailing slash in a thread also results in the “can’t embed media items” error. The “youtu.be” URL with an appended slash worked twice in a row for me, and I’m certain that prior to today it didn’t work at all, because I remember seeing that suggestion and trying it. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/72 "2023-04-06T19:15:51Z")
I got it to work 3 times in a row in the [test thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/337) But there does appear to be some erraticness, i will do more tests. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/73 "2023-04-06T19:17:11Z")
Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/74 "2023-04-06T19:24:16Z")
Curiouser and curiouser ! I replaced the final forward slash with a backslash … and was then able to go back and edit it ! Trying that again … > **[A £1 Budget Chalennge in Early April 2023](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikWmKFNd7ak%5C&feature=youtu.be)** > > I was surprised about how all this worked.Join the Atomic Shrimp official Discord server for early access to videos! - https://discord.gg/atomicshrimpAtomic ... ETA: coming back to add this … ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/75 "2023-04-06T19:25:59Z")
It works ! (I had to come back to this thread because the test thread complained when i tried to have 4 consecutive posts in it - bastard !!) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/76 "2023-04-06T19:26:23Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > But there does appear to be some erraticness, i will do more tests. You’re right, it is erratic and unpredictable. The youtu.be URL with forward slash has suddenly stopped working, even with the exact same video I just successfully posted a moment ago! Will try with a backslash … ETA: no, that just results in a Onebox link, not a video. > **[No one told you this is what it’s like having a dog…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-b2OlFETRY%5C&feature=youtu.be)** > > No one told you this is what it’s like having a dog…How can you NOT live happily waking up to a smiley face and wagging tail? Enjoy these funny and cute mome... ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/77 "2023-04-06T19:29:42Z")
damn… i hadn’t spotted that ! ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/78 "2023-04-06T19:54:22Z")
Testing: Using “Share” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ClhBXVygWbc/maxresdefault.jpg "James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World - Live - 11 July 1981 • World of Jazz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClhBXVygWbc) Using “Share” a second time [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YPhO5g39vpg/hqdefault.jpg "Homer Simpson play bass") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPhO5g39vpg) OK- that all seems to work. Let’s try queueing up the video to start in the middle: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZmDBbnmKpqQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/79 "2023-04-06T20:01:15Z")
So- there is something definitely broken. I had to add backslash to get all three to show, and the third is not queued, even though the URL say it should be. I also couldn’t edit the post to add the note above. Even though it took the first time, adding a line of text at the end of the post gave me the Embed Media error. Going to try editing a post with a single video embedded: Nope, now it won’t embed the James Brown video above…Somethings broken. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/80 "2023-04-06T20:16:10Z")
When I go up and edit the post I made 4 hours ago (City tears down man’s Atlanta house…), what I see inside the post is ```auto (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct8KpaxKeY0) ``` note the parentheses. Now let’s see what happens when I snag a YouTube URL and post it directly with opening and closing parentheses… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958.md?page=5)