# Why won't youtube work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427 "2008-04-30T02:18:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/1 "2008-04-30T02:18:36Z")

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For the past several days whenever I go to youtube and try to watch a video, all I get is the “circles going in circles” that means it is loading the video.

This even happens for videos I have uploaded myself if I try to watch them on youtube as well

I can watch videos just fine, and have no other PC issues.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Halfabee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Eric\_Halfabee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric_Halfabee)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/2 "2008-04-30T02:29:42Z")

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What browser are you using?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/3 "2008-04-30T02:32:14Z")

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If you’re using Firefox read this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9689643](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9689643)

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**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/4 "2008-04-30T11:41:19Z")

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I tried it in IE and Firefox…  
blargh! :mad:

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**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/5 "2008-05-06T10:12:40Z")

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Resurrecting this thread because the problem is still not solved…

It never was fixed, but now when I click on a youtube video it says “We’re sorry, this video is no longer available.”

For.

Every.

&#@(!!@.

Video.

HELP!

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**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/6 "2008-05-25T01:56:55Z")

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For those who may have wondered, I unistalled google web accelerator and everything is a-ok!

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**Author:** ![unspun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b9bd4f/32.png) [@unspun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unspun)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/7 "2008-05-25T17:23:07Z")

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I’ve also had trouble in the past with certain add-ons interfering with youtube (and no other site). I still have to use the add-on that makes webpages think it’s IE, or youtube just tells me I don’t have the flashplayer and must dl it. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-work/447427/8 "2008-05-25T17:40:19Z")

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Strange that the Google accelerator borked YouTube (GoogleTube)