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Anyone else keep getting Forbidden and a black screen on DU? (Original Post) Murphyb849 Jul 2022 OP
I did! ralps Jul 2022 #1
Yes! MoonchildCA Jul 2022 #2
Quite a bit Tom Kitten Jul 2022 #3
Yes... Thunderbeast Jul 2022 #4
Yes. I keep getting that. Tucker08087 Jul 2022 #5
You're definitely not alone. herding cats Jul 2022 #6
I got a white screen (n/t) PJMcK Jul 2022 #7
+1 NewDayOranges Jul 2022 #9
White screen, but yes on the cell phone but not on computer captain queeg Jul 2022 #8
Yeppers! Dave in VA Jul 2022 #10
I tried, and won, and lost. Take a break. The internet hates you. usonian Jul 2022 #11
Yes, My screen is white but 'forbidden' ChazII Jul 2022 #12
Yes, when try to attach links with too many numbers? elleng Jul 2022 #13
Having some problems with DU using Chrome on WIN10. n/t Different Drummer Jul 2022 #14
Yes nt XanaDUer2 Jul 2022 #15
Seems ok now. Mosby Jul 2022 #16
Yes Mossfern Jul 2022 #17
got them earlier . AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #18
Yes, on the PC, Lefta Dissenter Jul 2022 #19
yes bluestarone Jul 2022 #20
Yes - the plain "white screen" type BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #21
Just a couple of minutes ago ornotna Jul 2022 #22
Yeah something is busted. Voltaire2 Jul 2022 #23
off and on using firegfox. no issues on chrome so far nt msongs Jul 2022 #24
yup Biophilic Jul 2022 #25
I got it a few times but then wiped my browsing history and it was gone! demigoddess Jul 2022 #26
It happened twice over the last week or so. Stinky The Clown Jul 2022 #27
Took me five minutes to sign in... 2naSalit Jul 2022 #28
I get it using a Kindle with Chrome or Silk. tblue37 Jul 2022 #37
Never happened before. 2naSalit Jul 2022 #41
I did just a few minutes ago. Delmette2.0 Jul 2022 #29
Try this Qutzupalotl Jul 2022 #30
Thanks. Made a note of this. IcyPeas Jul 2022 #38
It just happened to me three times in a row. lpbk2713 Jul 2022 #31
Nothing on my end. sakabatou Jul 2022 #32
Yes I got Forbidden did all the usual, cleared cache, restarted.. took a while to get back. Whew! IcyPeas Jul 2022 #33
Dozens of times! Took me 20 times to reply to a post, gave up on 2 others, and same when on a jury Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 #34
Yes, but with a white screen, not a black one. tblue37 Jul 2022 #35
Yes. IPad, using Safari. Nevilledog Jul 2022 #36
Me too CanonRay Jul 2022 #39
Not till after I clicked on this post, hahaha! Talitha Jul 2022 #40
I did a couple of times earlier today. Tried again a few minutes later and it was fine. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #42
Me! It hasn't done it in Cha Jul 2022 #43
Yes on both tablet and phone Raine Jul 2022 #44
If it happens, restart your browser FakeNoose Jul 2022 #45
I just got three in a row in this thread Stinky The Clown Jul 2022 #46
I had that happen to me about FormerOstrich Jul 2022 #47
Yes and a white screen Beringia Jul 2022 #48
I got that for several minutes around 7:30 eastern. niyad Jul 2022 #49

Tucker08087

(621 posts)
5. Yes. I keep getting that.
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:00 PM
Jul 2022

I went through my history and tapped on an old DU thread, and then was able to get from there to here.

usonian

(9,816 posts)
11. I tried, and won, and lost. Take a break. The internet hates you.
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:06 PM
Jul 2022

Intermittent.

Restarting the browser should clear caches and get you back in business. Though, you will lose your 22 tabs.

Hint, on mac, force quitting a browser may cause it to try to restore tabs when re-opened.

I just did that.

It worked.

And then the miserable SOB wouldn't let me log in.

COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE ARE UNRELIABLE BULLSHIT. AND OUR LIVES DEPEND ON THEM.

And have a nice low tech day.

ChazII

(6,205 posts)
12. Yes, My screen is white but 'forbidden'
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:06 PM
Jul 2022

appears in the upper left hand corner. I got to the site by going to Google and typing Democratic Underground in the search box. Next, I click on General Discussion in my options. My bookmark only brought me to the Forbidden option.

Lefta Dissenter

(6,622 posts)
19. Yes, on the PC,
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:11 PM
Jul 2022

But iPad is working fine. I KNEW someone would have a thread about it, which is reassuring! Thanks!

BumRushDaShow

(129,125 posts)
21. Yes - the plain "white screen" type
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:13 PM
Jul 2022

I have been finding that doing a (SHIFT-REFRESH) has been able to get me out of it - at least the past hour's worth of incidents (earlier that didn't work).

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
28. Took me five minutes to sign in...
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:22 PM
Jul 2022

It's only this site.

I just processed a Windows update before I came online. I was wondering if that was it.

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
41. Never happened before.
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 10:25 PM
Jul 2022

I don't use either of those browsers either.

Someone suggested rebooting the browser, I did and now not happening anymore.


lpbk2713

(42,760 posts)
31. It just happened to me three times in a row.
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:33 PM
Jul 2022


Did a refresh (F5) while I was on the "forbidden" page and I went where I wanted to go.

Talitha

(6,593 posts)
40. Not till after I clicked on this post, hahaha!
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 09:36 PM
Jul 2022

White screen with tiny font saying 'Forbidden' in the upper left corner.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
43. Me! It hasn't done it in
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 10:32 PM
Jul 2022

a couple of hours but before that it was "Forbidden" all over the place.

No numbers jut Forbidden.

Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

Raine

(30,540 posts)
44. Yes on both tablet and phone
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 10:38 PM
Jul 2022

since about 2:00 pm Pacific time. It comes and goes but it's been alright for a couple of hours now.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
45. If it happens, restart your browser
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 10:39 PM
Jul 2022

If it happens again, restart your device.

After restarting you should get back in with no problem.

FormerOstrich

(2,702 posts)
47. I had that happen to me about
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 12:54 AM
Jul 2022

four or five hours ago.

White Screen.

Forbidden on top left.

Tried several times and then I busied myself with things away from my screen. When I came back just now...no problem. I came searching to see if others had the same issue and if we knew why. Thanks for the thread!

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