Here’s why YouTube videos in articles aren’t working the way you expect

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• YouTube has degraded the user experience on some player embeds.
• These affected embedded players no longer let you click on the title link to have the video open on YouTube or the app.
• The company reportedly made this decision to protect its partners and advertisers.

When watching a YouTube video embedded on a different website, you can usually click on the title to open the video on YouTube or in the app. If you’ve recently noticed that this link does not work on videos in articles, you’re not imagining things. In fact, it appears there’s a reason why this link has stopped working on some websites.

The folks over at The Verge have solved the mystery behind this problem. It appears the issue is linked to the type of player a website uses and YouTube wanting to protect its money.




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