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Tweets embedded on non-Twitter websites (like in articles) are not showing up

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Also, sometimes images and videos are not showing up in Tweetdeck.

The embedded tweets and Tweetdeck images and videos show up properly in safe mode, but not in regular mode even with all of the extensions disabled (yes, I'm restarting after to make sure they're disabled). I've also turned off hardware acceleration and restarted and that doesn't fix it, either. My laptop is updated, and all of my drivers are up to date, and so is Firefox and all of the extensions. These problems started after the big-ass update to Firefox 57. I have "refreshed" Firefox and that still didn't fix the issue.

Also, sometimes images and videos are not showing up in Tweetdeck. The embedded tweets and Tweetdeck images and videos show up properly in safe mode, but not in regular mode even with all of the extensions disabled (yes, I'm restarting after to make sure they're disabled). I've also turned off hardware acceleration and restarted and that doesn't fix it, either. My laptop is updated, and all of my drivers are up to date, and so is Firefox and all of the extensions. These problems started after the big-ass update to Firefox 57. I have "refreshed" Firefox and that still didn't fix the issue.
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You might also want to rule out Firefox's built-in What happened to Tracking Protection? feature.

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uninstall Firefox. Then Delete the Mozilla Firefox Folders in C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files(x86) Then restart system. Then run Windows Disk Cleanup. Then run it again and click the button that says Cleanup System Files. Note: your Firefox Profile is saved. But you should make a back up before you do : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles

Reinstall with Current Release Firefox 57.0 with a Full Version Installer https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Thanks, but that didn't work.

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Hello,

The Refresh feature (called "Reset" in older Firefox versions) can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your bookmarks, history, passwords, cookies, and other essential information.

Note: When you use this feature, you will lose any extensions, toolbar customizations, and some preferences. See the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article for more information.

To Refresh Firefox:

  1. Open the Troubleshooting Information page using one of these methods:
    • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click help Help-29 and select Troubleshooting Information. A new tab containing your troubleshooting information should open.
    • If you're unable to access the Help menu, type about:support in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting Information page.
  2. At the top right corner of the page, you should see a button that says "Refresh Firefox" ("Reset Firefox" in older Firefox versions). Click on it.
  3. Firefox will close. After the refresh process is completed, Firefox will show a window with the information that is imported.
  4. Click Finish and Firefox will reopen.

Did this fix the problem? Please report back to us!

Thank you.

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As I said in my initial post, I already "refreshed" Firefox and it did not solve the problem.

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Lets do 2 things please.

Can you please make a new profile. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles Give that a Try with a clean profile nothing in it.

Can we also collect some information please. Copy/Paste about:support into the address bar and press Enter. Under the main banner, press the button; Copy Text To Clipboard.. And Paste to a new message please.

This will show us your system details. No Personal Information Is Collected.

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https://validator.w3.org/ 2 Audio HTML Errors https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https%3A%2F%2Ftweetdeck.twitter.com%2F

CSS https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ 886 Errors https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=Tweetdeck.com&profile=css3&usermedium=all&warning=1&vextwarning=&lang=en

Unicorn 886 Errors 1669 cautions https://validator.w3.org/unicorn/check?ucn_uri=Tweetdeck.com&ucn_task=conformance#

I am begin to think that it is the code on the website and Firefox Rendering it, as again taking the code too literally .

Errors Validate for both root and sub-domain as the same

Is basically info here to be looked at by others but you may want to ask the site to adhere to proper practices and standards laid out by the W3C for web pages.

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Please try disabling Accessibility Services: How do I disable Accessibility Services?

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You might also want to rule out Firefox's built-in What happened to Tracking Protection? feature.

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jscher2000 said

You might also want to rule out Firefox's built-in What happened to Tracking Protection? feature.

This is the one that worked. Thanks everyone for helping. I'd like to be able to use tracking protection, though. Any idea if a fix is coming for this, or a tweak I can make to allow me to use it without stuff breaking?

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

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You can Disable Tracking Protection on that site alone Turn off Tracking Protection for individual sites

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Tyler Downer said

You can Disable Tracking Protection on that site alone Turn off Tracking Protection for individual sites

Would it have to be each news site with embedded tweets? Because it's happening on all of the sites that have them. I tried turning it off for just Twitter and that didn't fix it. I suppose I could just turn it off for the individual sites when I read an article, then back on again after. It's a mild pain in the ass, but at least preserves my privacy and allows me to properly view the tweets.

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antriciapation said

Would it have to be each news site with embedded tweets? Because it's happening on all of the sites that have them. I tried turning it off for just Twitter and that didn't fix it. I suppose I could just turn it off for the individual sites when I read an article, then back on again after. It's a mild pain in the ass, but at least preserves my privacy and allows me to properly view the tweets.

Yes, the temporary exception to the built-in tracking protection feature works like a temporary permission for the site in the address bar, analogous to plugin permission:

  • this site can use Flash for now vs. this site cannot use Flash until I give permission
  • this site can embed trackers for now vs. this site cannot embed trackers until I give permission

For more fine-grained control, you could take a look at an add-on. Traditionally Blur, Disconnect, Ghostery and Privacy Badger were focused on trackers, while Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin were more targeted toward advertising networks. Their lists may have a great deal of overlap. (I'm not sure which are most functional in Firefox 57.)

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jscher2000 said

antriciapation said
Would it have to be each news site with embedded tweets? Because it's happening on all of the sites that have them. I tried turning it off for just Twitter and that didn't fix it. I suppose I could just turn it off for the individual sites when I read an article, then back on again after. It's a mild pain in the ass, but at least preserves my privacy and allows me to properly view the tweets.

Yes, the temporary exception to the built-in tracking protection feature works like a temporary permission for the site in the address bar, analogous to plugin permission:

  • this site can use Flash for now vs. this site cannot use Flash until I give permission
  • this site can embed trackers for now vs. this site cannot embed trackers until I give permission

For more fine-grained control, you could take a look at an add-on. Traditionally Blur, Disconnect, Ghostery and Privacy Badger were focused on trackers, while Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin were more targeted toward advertising networks. Their lists may have a great deal of overlap. (I'm not sure which are most functional in Firefox 57.)

Thanks!

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I'm having similar problems with embedded tweets not displaying properly on firefox whereas they show with no problem on Chrome and Safari.

I have tried Firefox in safe mode with no improvement. I also disabled ad block and tracking protection. But it makes no difference. This is extremely frustrating.

I upgraded to FF 57 when it first came out and tweets were appearing OK with no problem until this week.

any other solutions would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi Annekl, do your tweets look like the ones in the original post image:

https://support.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/images/2017-11-21-20-18-24-9dd4e4.png

Or is there a different issue?

You might also try clearing cache and cookies:

Cache and Cookies: When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.

(1) Clear Firefox's Cache

See: How to clear the Firefox cache

If you have a large hard drive, this might take a few minutes.

(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site, try either:

  • right-click (on Mac Ctrl+click) a blank area of the page and choose View Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
  • (menu bar) Tools > Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
  • click the padlock or "i" icon in the address bar, then the ">" button, then More Information, and finally the "View Cookies" button

In the dialog that opens, the current site should be pre-filled in the search box at the top of the dialog so you can remove that site's cookies individually.

Then try reloading the page. Does that help?

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Hi Jscher, thanks you for your answer.


Hi Annekl, do your tweets look like the ones in the original post image: https://support.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/images/2017-11-21-20-18-24-9dd4e4.png

Yes, that's exactly how they are appearing.


You might also try clearing cache and cookies: ... Then try reloading the page. Does that help?

I have tried that and unfortunately it does not help.

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Annekl said

I'm having similar problems with embedded tweets not displaying properly on firefox whereas they show with no problem on Chrome and Safari. I have tried Firefox in safe mode with no improvement. I also disabled ad block and tracking protection. But it makes no difference. This is extremely frustrating. I upgraded to FF 57 when it first came out and tweets were appearing OK with no problem until this week. any other solutions would be greatly appreciated.

I assume you tried to the thing that worked for me and it didn't solve your problem. I have no advice to offer except to not uninstall and reinstall Firefox if you have a lot of special settings unless you absolutely have to. Even with a backup, it didn't back up some of my settings for Adblock Plus and some of my settings for how to handle cookies and I haven't been able to get them back to exactly the way I want them even after close to two months. And combined with my favorite extensions being gone after the big update and some annoyances with some aspects of how Firefox functions now, I'm close to dumping Firefox altogether.

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antriciapation said

I assume you tried to the thing that worked for me and it didn't solve your problem. I have no advice to offer except to not uninstall and reinstall Firefox if you have a lot of special settings unless you absolutely have to. Even with a backup, it didn't back up some of my settings for Adblock Plus and some of my settings for how to handle cookies and I haven't been able to get them back to exactly the way I want them even after close to two months. And combined with my favorite extensions being gone after the big update and some annoyances with some aspects of how Firefox functions now, I'm close to dumping Firefox altogether.

I have not yet uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox and I really don't know if it's worth it. I don't have lots of extensions - not any more after the upgrade to FF 57 wiped out what I used to have.

I don't have tracking protection activated so it is not that which is causing my problem. I've tried disabling ad blocker and other extensions.

I am 99.9% sure the problem arose with the very latest update to v. 57.0.4 last week. Twitter was appearing fine until then.

I did delete my user profile, I have disabled the few extensions I do have, I have restarted in safe mode, and nothing works. Embedded tweets are simply not displaying properly, and on some sites are not displaying at all. I just see blank spaces instead of tweets. I had to go to chrome to see what I was missing.

I don't find chrome particularly user friendly, and perversely, Twitter itself is rendered extremely weirdly on Chrome.

So I'm desperately looking for a customisable, reliable browser instead of Firefox. I am thoroughly fed up. If you have any recommendations for another browser I will gladly try them.

I sent a tweet to Mozilla support and also wrote on their Facebook page but I have not heard one word back from them. Very disappointing indeed.

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You can check the Web Console (Tools -> Web Developer) for messages about blocked content and about the presence of mixed or unsafe content.

You can check the Network Monitor to see if content is blocked or otherwise fails to load.

If necessary use "Ctrl+F5" or "Ctrl+Shift+R" (Mac: Command+Shift+R) to reload the page and bypass the cache to generate a fresh log.

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cor-el said

You can check the Web Console (Tools -> Web Developer) for messages about blocked content and about the presence of mixed or unsafe content. You can check the Network Monitor to see if content is blocked or otherwise fails to load. If necessary use "Ctrl+F5" or "Ctrl+Shift+R" (Mac: Command+Shift+R) to reload the page and bypass the cache to generate a fresh log.

To be honest I don't understand one word of what you wrote. I wish I did but I don't. I'm not a developer or programmer or any of those things. I'm just a simple blogger on wordpress and an internet user, nothing more sophisticated than that.

And all I want is for Firefox to display embedded tweets properly!

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