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I am able to see an advertisement but the video does not play. What can I do?

Modified on: Thu, 30 Jun, 2016 at 3:55 PM


If you play a video and only the advertisement plays while the video does not, try playing the video on a different browser. For instance, if you are using Chrome, try using Firefox. 


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