Video from RSSHub(Twitter/X route) cannot be played

[monologconnor]

version: Capy Reader 2026.05.1208
RSS service: Miniflux

The video from rsshub's route on Twtiiter/X turned not playable since last few versions updated (it was actually playable probably few months ago)

sample video contained article from Rsshub route: https://{selfhost_rsshub_instance}/twitter/user/elonmusk/onlyMedia=1:

<item>
<title>Starlink</title>
<description>Starlink<div class="rsshub-quote"><br><br>X Freeze: MrBeast just gave one of the strongest endorsements possible for Starlink:<br><br>“I will only book flights exclusively on planes with Starlink. I don’t care if it means an extra layover - I’ll sit in the back of the plane if it gives me Starlink.” <br><br>He says Starlink has become the<br><br><video width="1080" height="1080" src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2054688263236210688/vid/avc1/1080x1080/2J5kwtz2wCU1tVnU.mp4?tag=27" controls="controls" poster="https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2054688263236210688/img/TQmIGZCnWvas2uey.jpg"></video></div></description>
<link>https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2054692244259782845</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2054692244259782845</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:36:20 GMT</pubDate>
<author>Elon Musk</author>
</item>

The thumbnail of video is loaded but the buffering ring keeps rotating when the play butten clicked. And the same article was playable normally on Miniflux web client, thus the issue is confirmed not from the Miniflux nor the RSS subscribtion.

[jocmp]

Hey @monologconnor thanks for the details. I think Instagram videos have been acting up too. I'll take a look via #2115.