Ars Technica: Google temporarily disabled YouTube’s advanced captions without warning. “Google has now posted a brief statement and confirmed to Ars that it has not ended support for SRV3. However, all is not well. The company says it has temporarily limited the serving of SRV3 caption files because they may break playback for some users.”

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Ars Technica: Google temporarily disabled YouTube’s advanced captions without warning

Ars Technica: Google temporarily disabled YouTube’s advanced captions without warning. “Google has now posted a brief statement and confirmed to Ars that it has not ended support for SRV3. Ho…

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YouTube SRV3 subtitles reportedly being disabled, users report custom captions no longer working

SRV3 is YouTube-associated subtitle format that’s never been officially documented for creators, but it has circulated for years in subtitling circles

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