# Testing images as YouTube links forbidden

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**Created:** [July 15, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063 "2023-07-15T10:59:09Z")\
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> [@Have links to YouTube been disabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958):
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> I just tried posting a couple of YouTube links in and got the message An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post. What’s going on?

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