Now I have to double tap YT videos

The problems are snowballing.

A few days ago, I started getting messages reading: This video is no longer available.

Well, maybe not in Brave, but the other 4 browsers on my desktop have no problems showing the videos.

The latest problem is that simply clicking through to a video and hitting play is no longer enough. It won’t start. So the solution now is go to the video, hit refresh, and then hit play.

Before coming here, I did research on the problem and tried these potential fixes:

The problem persists.

Can you please share a link to a video where you’re seeing the This video is no longer available message?

Additionally, what browser version are you using when you have to refresh to view Youtube content?

Here’s a video requiring a double-tap to play.

And another