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When the extension is active, playlist videos play the first ~1 second, then the page refreshes & the URL index segment advances by 1, in an infinite loop. For example, '&index=1' plays ~1 second; refresh; '&index=2'; refresh; '&index=3'; refresh. Happens in Incognito mode as well as in normal browser window, with all other extensions disabled, and with all YT accounts. Cookie/cache clear does not change results.

One interesting clue is that I accidentally discovered that if I do not have the YT tab active/visible then the infinite refresh loop is NOT initiated right away. If I switch back to the YT tab, the refresh loop is triggered immediately. If I do nothing, the video will play for ~5–20 seconds before the inactive YT tab refreshes again on its own. The strangest thing...

I've encountered a strange, frustrating issue that I am struggling to define clearly. The extension fails whenever I log in to Youtube with 1 of my 3 accounts. The only thing that is different is switching account. I'm using chrome (latest version); & I experience the same behavior in Incognito mode with 0 extensions active & after cookies cleared & cache emptied.

Literally the only difference between accounts that I can perceive is as follows:

• The account where the extension fails (and new UI loads) has 7 subscribers & 0 videos uploaded. I use this account all the time.
• The accounts where the extension works as intended have 0 subscribers & 0 videos uploaded. I never use these accounts.

I am not very html or js literate, so here are the only differences in the devtools console when I load the same YT page using the failing account (extension does not work) vs the non-failing account (extension works) in Incognito mode...

Extension works:

Extension does not work:

Happy to answer any questions &/or provide additional information to try & figure this out.