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CurtEastPoint

(18,643 posts) Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:28 PM Jan 2016

Any Chrome users noticing weird stuff w/embedded videos?

This just began happening. In Chrome, I see this where a video should be:

Same link in Internet Explorer (which is how Chrome used to look):

This just started today, I think. Maybe yesterday?

Any help would be great!

Thanks

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Any Chrome users noticing weird stuff w/embedded videos? (Original Post) CurtEastPoint Jan 2016 OP

I don't know for sure... malokvale77 Jan 2016 #1

Yep, having the same issue. Schema Thing Jan 2016 #2

me too,you tube messed up too. wendylaroux Jan 2016 #3

Yes, it appears just to be Youtube. Vimeo works fine. Bizarre as Chrome and YT are Google products. CurtEastPoint Jan 2016 #6

Firefox is doing it too BlueSpot Jan 2016 #4

was just informed it is from adblockplus I have? wendylaroux Jan 2016 #5

Yep, turned AdBlock off and it works fine. WTF? CurtEastPoint Jan 2016 #7

lots of reasons,my guy says, wendylaroux Jan 2016 #8

I dont't know the source but you should be using Ublock. Adblock was bought out and is compromised. Ford_Prefect Jan 2016 #9

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)

1. I don't know for sure...

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Original post)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:33 PM

Jan 2016

but I have problems with DU (refresh, refresh) with all my browsers.

I have no problems elsewhere.

Schema Thing

(10,283 posts)

2. Yep, having the same issue.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Original post)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:35 PM

Jan 2016

wendylaroux

(2,925 posts)

3. me too,you tube messed up too.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Original post)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:40 PM

Jan 2016

CurtEastPoint

(18,643 posts)

6. Yes, it appears just to be Youtube. Vimeo works fine. Bizarre as Chrome and YT are Google products.

Reply to wendylaroux (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:47 PM

Jan 2016

BlueSpot

(855 posts)

4. Firefox is doing it too

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Original post)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:43 PM

Jan 2016

It started last night for me.

wendylaroux

(2,925 posts)

5. was just informed it is from adblockplus I have?

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Original post)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:47 PM

Jan 2016

switched,no more issues.

CurtEastPoint

(18,643 posts)

7. Yep, turned AdBlock off and it works fine. WTF?

Reply to wendylaroux (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:49 PM

Jan 2016

wendylaroux

(2,925 posts)

8. lots of reasons,my guy says,

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:55 PM

Jan 2016

isp attacks,or maybe adblock updated? could be alot of things.

it is all greek to me.

Ford_Prefect

(7,895 posts)

9. I dont't know the source but you should be using Ublock. Adblock was bought out and is compromised.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Original post)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 11:50 PM

Jan 2016

I haven't had any problems since I switched. The story goes that Adblock was bought out by an anonymous player. Not long after that time there have been odd problems like the one you mention above. I can't confirm who bought it.

It appears that someone like Google is the likely buyer. Google and others were paying Adblock Plus to white-list their ads. http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/06/google-and-others-reportedly-pay-adblock-plus-to-show-you-ads-anyway/

Its been posted that so-called "acceptable ads" function was enabled by the new owner of the Adblock tool. That is probably what you saw.

You need to disable and remove the Adblock extension if you have it. Then install Ublock. That should fix your problems.

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