@MagentaRocks @FediTips Thanks for this (well remembered!)...

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@MagentaRocks @FediTips Thanks for this (well remembered!) but I think it's an issue with the way YouTube is now inserting ads into the start of videos, not short URLs. I was trying to unpick it on this thread: https://mstdn.social/@stokes/112875572766386307

Like 6 August at 20:12 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mstdn.social

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@stokes @MagentaRocks

Hmm... 🤔 Posted the shortener thing above because someone had messaged me asking about it, and in their example the shortener didn't work while the full length address did work.

I wonder if there are two different things happening at once here, as it doesn't seem as clearcut as it appeared at first?

6 August at 20:19 | Open on social.growyourown.services

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@stokes @MagentaRocks

I just tried the example you gave (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKgpxLN86M) and that worked fine now.

So, it seems to be an intermittent thing in some cases at least?

(I'm assuming here that you can see the preview below, it's possible that your server won't render it as each server renders its own previews.)

6 August at 20:20 | Open on social.growyourown.services

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