# Why Can't I Post a YouTube Link? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 18, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-youtube-link/982829 "2023-04-18T01:02:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-youtube-link/982829/1 "2023-04-18T01:02:28Z")
Tried to post something with a link to a YouTube video and I am getting a message that says (paraphrasing) “You can’t post a message with embedded media” But I see it here all the time. What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-youtube-link/982829/2 "2023-04-18T01:04:31Z")
OMG I am an idiot. Only after I posted this did I see multiple other topics on this. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-youtube-link/982829/3 "2023-04-18T01:04:53Z")
Yes, this one especially. > [@YouTube links randomly re-starting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-links-randomly-re-starting/982532): > > Most recently, this happened while reading the Mandalorian thread. I had opened a YT link and watched it part way down the thread. I finished, hit pause, and went on scrolling. Several times, as I was trying to read, the YT link would just randomly re-start. It was quite annoying. Is there any way to close the link or make it stop for good? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-youtube-link/982829/4 "2023-04-18T01:04:58Z")