Youtube wont render any video past 59 seconds

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Description of the issue:
All videos on www.youtube.com no matter the length stop playing after reaching 59 seconds, If I reload the page and try to set the position of the video to, let’s say, 15 minutes it won’t play, just keeps loading until it’s throwing an error saying:

Something went wrong. Refresh or try again later.
[Learn more](https://support.google.com/youtube?p=videoError&hl=en)

This happens on both Windows and Linux, with or without the Ad Blocker it behaves the same, I tried updating all brave//components and cleaning browser data, all data, and this worked but once I logged again on YouTube the error arose again

How can this issue be reproduced?

Install Brave, windows, or Linux(Arch Linux) log in YouTube, play a video with or without the AdBlocker, and watch how the video stops rendering at the second 59

Expected result:
The video plays like it should.

Brave Version:

  • v1.73.91 (Nov 20, 2024)
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@ARKye03,
Thank you for the detailed report.
To me this sounds like it might be the work of an extension you have installed, if you have one. I’d also be intersted to know if you get this same behavior when using other browsers (ideally a Chromium based one)?

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After investigating a bit, it seems to be on every browser chromium-based or not, Trying with MSEdge, and Firefox, the error persists, so it seems is not a brave problem, I’m sorry for publishing it here, I tried quickly of MSEdge and worked but then I realized that this only happens if using YouTube while logged in.

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@ARKye03,
Thanks for confirming.
That is an oddly specific issue and unfortunately I do not have any useful suggestions on what would fix it. Although if it’s occurring on all browsers, the issue is likely related to something on your system itself, or some setting associated with your YT profile (though I do not know what setting they have that would cause that behavior).

Best of look in your troubleshooting!

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I made a account just to respond to this, because I am also having this problem. The video works fine but once it hits 59 seconds it stops working no matter what. If I copy the link and play the video from where it stopped it would countinue the video and stop at 59 seconds again. However if I switch my youtube account with another one I use it works normaly.

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@bob6,
I suspect that you also see this same behavior in other web browsers, is that correct?

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Hi, i created an account to add more information too.
I had the same problem as explained earlier, i recently downloaded the NordPass extension and each time i would log on Yt i would turn down the Yt request to send me notifications.
Today i uninstalled the extension and accepted the notifications and it is working again.
Excuse me for my english this isn’t my native language

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When you block the script “endscreen.js” (https://www.youtube.com/s/player/89dfc5b3/player_ias.vflset/en_US/endscreen.js" it starts playing again

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Hi, can anyone please explain how you disable endscreen.js because I have no idea.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFiHm6WjhNA (SFW)

Does that play back normally? Also test in private window mode.

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It works in a private window but not in a normal window.

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Made an account just for this thread, like some others, to share info.
While blocking endscreen.js works, turning off my VPN worked too. Seems this might be YouTube’s way of blocking VPNs on the platform, like the user @Damien1 experienced with NordPass (I personally use Surfshark)

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May interest:

https://adblockplus.org/filter-cheatsheet

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Is Nordpass or another extension causing it? try disabling until it fixes itself

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@androbal

In a Brave Browser New Window go to:

brave://settings/shields/filters

Scroll down to “Add custom filter lists”

At the end of the list, add the following 2 lines:

||youtube.com/*/endscreen.js
||youtu.be/*/endscreen.js

Click the “Save changes” button.

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Ok I too made an account on this site and downloaded the Brave browser to overcome this problem and also applied your trick, nonetheless the issue has still persisted. Meaning that the video gets stuck at 59 seconds. This doesn’t seem to work for me. Nonetheless I use a VPN service(not NORDVPN) that could be the main culprit.

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Youtube video does not progress past 59 seconds . . . issue.

Occurs for visitors who are logged in at youtube.com AND NOT using Brave Browser’s Private Browsing Only mode.

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Created an account for additional information & a fix.

I have NextDNS and ad-blocker “Pie” installed. Disable your ad-blockers, open the Command Prompt on windows. If you type “ipconfig /flushdns” (IMPORTANT YOU PUT A SPACE IN BETWEEN IPCONFIG AND /FLUSHDNS) then it should work, enable your ad blockers and it should go past 59 seconds. If it still occurs, keep doing the same steps until it works. (took me 5 attempts for it to work)

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Adding to the preceding reply by @dogorfus :

How to Flush DNS Cache in MacOS Catalina & Big Sur

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Not using noscript?

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