topic Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms in Peer-Peer Topics

Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

Bill_Gibson — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:16:59 GMT

We have been troubleshooting the use of embedded YouTube videos in Classroom, Slides, and Forms.
This is commonly reported as "Unable to view video. Error: 150" and "Video unavailable".
Here is a thread where this was discussed.
Since then I worked with support to address the issues, and this resulted in the creation of internal feature requests.

I have created a community facing feature request for anyone who this impacts to support.
If you are affected, please comment to indicate the scope to which these issues are impacting your user community.

Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

Kim_Nilsson — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:20:06 GMT

Thank you, Bill!

Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

dochxp — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:22:20 GMT

Only 4 upvotes at the moment. Let's get on this asap peeps!

Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

LydiaVanThiel — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:16:00 GMT

I don't think this will change:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6166309#slides&slides_error150&zippy=%2Cslides%2Cerror-or-embedded-youtube-video-wont-play

This is a quote from a different site I follow, and I think it makes sense: "This is about content creators wanting to be (rightfully) compensated for their work. When the videos are embedded, they don't show ads, which doesn't make money for the person who created the content." (Carl Sundermann on the Amplified IT collab site)

BEST SUGGESTED workaround I've seen: set the slides to 'Anyone with the link' / copy and paste into incognito tab / all embedded videos play. My understanding is that this is because non-education Google accounts do not experience this same issue. I tested this solution and it worked. I hate, however, recommending it because doing this 'denies compensation' to the YouTube content creator.

Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

Kim_Nilsson — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:02:48 GMT

So there is a workaround which still denies compensation... then Google might as well make it work for Education, without a messy workaround, and just call it "fair use", "for educational purposes" or whatever (even if it isn't).

Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

Bill_Gibson — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:28:12 GMT

An interesting turn of events:
https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/10/changes-to-youtube-player-embedded-in-.html

Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

ddelboccio — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:39:58 GMT

somebody please refresh me where we can allowlist domain names. My mind is a blank at the moment........

Re: Feature Request: Enable GWfE to use Embedded YouTube Videos in Classroom/Slides/Forms

Kim_Nilsson — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:03:30 GMT

I'm guessing it's referring to URL Blocking.