Fun fact, the video changes from a direct video element to a YouTube element if ...

gorgoiler · on July 17, 2020

...which is then promptly blocked by my browser.

The video is only playable if I _don’t_ click the cookie nag.

pteraspidomorph · on July 17, 2020

This does not happen on my end. I wonder why? I'm in Europe and using Firefox with tracking protection, Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin (and no cookie popup killers of any kind). No sign of youtube, and the native element functions properly.

EDIT: Tried also on Chrome. Accepted only essential cookies. No youtube. (Chrome also has uBlock Origin installed, though I don't know how effective that currently is.)

jcun4128 · on July 17, 2020

That's interesting, just yesterday I considered the idea of the cost(host) to have to download an entire video up front eg. video tag vs. streaming(YouTube) I wonder if that is the rationale.