Youtube no longer working. Shows the program but will not open and play.

[efhmc]

All the sign ins are correct and this just started. Thanks for any help.

[hlthe2b]

1. Some ad blockers can prevent videos from loading/playing...

Try disabling for the website and / or trying on another browser.

[efhmc]

10. Went to my adblocker and youtube is listed as not being blocked.

Yet it thinks it is and is keeping from playing videos. What to do, please.

[hlthe2b]

11. Disable it for that page/website. Go into the specific adblocker you are using and make youtube.com

an "exception." You may have to go to the help section for the blocker as it isn't the same for each one.

[viva la]

2. I had the same problem, but just with certain videos.

I couldn't figure out why some worked and others didn't.
I'm going to try that adblocker fix.

[usonian]

3. I just tried with ipad and iphone and all the adblockers I can load and it plays ok.

You never know with this internet thing.

[fierywoman]

4. I had an experience a couple of months ago where it turned out that Firefox messed up

YouTube and Google for me (on a laptop.) The nice people at Mac talked me through the fix (it was something like re-doing Firefox, but I don't know any more than that.)

[LPBBEAR]

5. YouTube

has been trying to block users of ad blocking software. I've been using a program called "FreeTube" and been enjoying not dealing with all the annoyances on the Youtube website. I use it in Linux but apparently its available for Windows.

https://freetubeapp.io/

[canetoad]

6. Which browser are you using?

Is it possible that one of your extensions/add-ons has updated and is affecting YouTube? Do you even use browser add-ons?

Can you describe exactly what you see when you go to http://www.youtube.com/ and log in. I know they have been pushing the 'no ad-blockers' thing lately but you will usually see some sort of warning before you are kicked off.

Have you tried using a different browser, if so, what are the results? Sorry for so many questions, but it's hard to diagnose the problem without knowing stuff.

[efhmc]

7. Lots of selections shown but none will open when I go to them.

[canetoad]

8. That's weird!

Try RIGHT clicking on the videos and choose 'Open in New Tab', then try ' New Private Tab'.

It's entirely possible that this is caused by the stupid No Ad-Blockers thing they are doing now, but as I said above, the always give you a warning or five before they stop access.

[efhmc]

9. Private tab opened and then shut off again. Says I must allow my adblocker to let youtube run ads.

I have no idea where when or what that adblocker is. Getting so I hate youtube.

[canetoad]

12. Well, at least we know what the problem is

It's because, either known or unknown to you, there is an ad-blocker running in your browser. You can either disable it which doesn't enhance your YouTube experience, use one of the alternatives mentioned above or you can take advantage of one of the ways to bypass the ad-block detection.

You didn't say which web browser you are using. This is crucial to understanding how to get you going again. You may need to install a different browser - it's hard to say without knowing your set-up.

In the meantime, have a look at this site: https://gadgetstouse.com/blog/2023/12/01/bypass-ad-blockers-not-allowed-on-youtube/
and see if any of these methods work for you.