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flamingdem

(39,308 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 11:00 AM Jun 2020

Links not working for weeks, blank page on first try

This is still happening.

Any idea of when it will be fixed?

I click a link and get a blank page. Then if I go back and click again it works.

Randomly but probably 40% of the time.

Frustrating!

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Links not working for weeks, blank page on first try (Original Post) flamingdem Jun 2020 OP
On what site? OhZone Jun 2020 #1
Firefox flamingdem Jun 2020 #2
Blank links ... CloudWatcher Jun 2020 #4
Aw well - OhZone Jun 2020 #3
I use Chrome and about half of the time the stop the link to DU citing bad certificate grantcart Jun 2020 #5

OhZone

(3,212 posts)
1. On what site?
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 11:26 AM
Jun 2020

This one?

Works fine for me.

What browser are you using?

If it's Internet Explorer or Edge, try Chrome, Firefox, or Waterfox!

I often have issues with MS Explorer or Edge.

Especially on my work laptop.

They act like the website is messed up all the time, but you reload and it's fine.

The others don't seem to do that so much.




CloudWatcher

(1,842 posts)
4. Blank links ...
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 03:13 PM
Jun 2020

There was a problem with Safari and DU where the first time you try and get to a page it would often fail, but if you went back and tried again it would work the second time. You had to go back and then follow the link again, simply hitting refresh wasn't enough.

But ... they fixed it a while ago (approx June 8th)..

And there was a problem with Firefox and its "Enhanced Tracking Protection" that would block you from getting to videos on some sites. You could fix it by selectively disabling the feature (e.g. so DU didn't hit it). Instructions over on https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1095&pid=24983

But it sounds like the old "Safari/DU" bug is hitting you. Not much to do other than report it to the admins here and switch to a different browser for DU. Ask the Admins

OhZone

(3,212 posts)
3. Aw well -
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 04:37 PM
Jun 2020

I used to like Firefox.

They killed themselves with update - ummm 57, I think. That's why I went to Waterfox.

Anyway, try Chrome, maybe

It could be a problem with your ISP, your router, or a bad addon or even a virus.

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