# How to avoid the YouTube posting bug

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Tags:** sdmb\_rules-and-notes\
**Created:** [September 20, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499 "2024-09-20T00:46:34Z")\
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**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:** [September 20, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499/9 "2024-09-20T01:40:31Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> In that case I’ve never happened to post a link someone else has posted before, because I’ve never had a problem.

Nope, still works with no problem on my phone even with previously posted URLs.

> [@Video post test thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-post-test-thread/1007501/2):
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> Yep, it worked. I picked a video already posted in a different thread (in [this post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-jaw-dropping-wtf-television-moment-you-ve-seen-scripted-division/1007283/84)) here and simply cut/pasted it into the post without triggering the error message. (See [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499/8) thread for the reason.) [[Youtube link test] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tJ9ot-BxNw) So on my phone, pasting in Youtube URLs does not need any tricks, even if the video has been posted before.

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