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I can't click on some videos on websites such as YouTube

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Whenever I am on a website where I want to watch a video such as YouTube, I can't always click on the video. The video displays and works properly, but when I click on play it doesn't register the click. I have to right click and then left click for it to register the click at all. Some websites this does not happen, such as Vimeo, where everything works normally.

URL of affected sites

www.youtube.com

Whenever I am on a website where I want to watch a video such as YouTube, I can't always click on the video. The video displays and works properly, but when I click on play it doesn't register the click. I have to right click and then left click for it to register the click at all. Some websites this does not happen, such as Vimeo, where everything works normally. == URL of affected sites == www.youtube.com

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I think I have the same problem. All the Youtube video flash UI is shown, but when I try to click the play or any other button it doesn't work. I have to click several times to get it to work. If I try to set the volume, when I manage to click the button several times, if I move the mouse to try adjust the slider, the control gets hidden again.

Very annoying!

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Ditto. Switching to Chrome.

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I tried switching to Chrome, no avail. Then I repaired my disk permissions with Disk Utility. Seems to have solved all problems, Firefox and Chrome.