I'm as shocked as you are. We've been hosting Vimeo videos for over 4 years - and if ever there was a video provider that seemed to match our community ethos, it was Vimeo. Here's what's happening:

In response to this post by @geo321, I sent this to Vimeo:

Hello, I know there is a similar known issue for videos playing directly on Vimeo, but we are getting a differently worded error (above title) on videos embedded on our site, VideoSift.

Just wanted to make sure we haven't been blacklisted - as we have a LARGE quantity of frequently viewed Vimeo embeds on VideoSift.

Thank you

Dag

I received a private reply from their community manager today:

Hi Dag,

I apologize for this, but since you have a store on your site, we cannot allow you embed our videos. Please see our guidelines and terms of service:
vimeo.com/​guidelines.
vimeo.com/​terms

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Content + Community Manager

To which I replied:

Really? VideoSift has been hosting Vimeo videos for over 4 years and we have *thousands* of them on our community site. In all that time we've had a "store" or at least have been selling t-shirts to support our community. Our members are already getting restless. videosift.com/​talk/​Vimeo-Videos-Dead-on-Videosift

VideoSift has 1.5 million visitors a month and I've thought that we've always been a good partner for Vimeo with a similar outlook and community spirit. Please respond ASAP - I'll need to go into damage control mode.

Thanks and cheers

So, here we are in damage control mode. We have temporarily disabled the *dead command on Vimeo content until this is sorted. If we can't sort it - well, the nice thing is that we don't rely on any one video provider, we'll begin a campaign to replace all the Vimeo content with alternatives. I really hope it doesn't come to this.

I am hopeful that this can be resolved. I love Vimeo - it's what I use for my personal videos.

If you'd like to help, perhaps contact Vimeo and let them know how you feel.

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Update:Well that was quick! Here's a resolution from Vimeo:

Hi Brian,

I apologize for this issue. I have unblocked VideoSift. We made a hasty decision and were quick to judge. We get a lot of abuse and we make quick decisions sometimes.

I am sorry for the short outage and I truly thank you for your kind attitude and patience. It's a true breath of fresh air when dealing with this type of thing.

Thank you Vimeo! We still love you - and STILL my personal favorite video host of choice.