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[Feature request] Add YouTube 'embed' link to error pages #5649

@NintendoManiac64

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@NintendoManiac64

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When accessing a video page normally, it includes both a "full-fat" YouTube video page link as well as the embedded player YouTube video page link.

But if invidious instead returns an error, the YouTube link(s) listed is only the "full-fat" video page with no link to the embedded player page. This is rather troublesome because, due to former issue #5645 the end-user cannot just manually type the embed page URL into their browser and have it function - it needs a proper referrer.

Describe the solution you'd like
Simply add the same sort of (Embed) YouTube link with proper referrer and all like now exists on the standard video page, see my mock-up:
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Describe alternatives you've considered
Uhhh, I really can't think of any unless you count just never having an error ever again? :)

Additional context
I still think linking to the youtube-nocookie.com embedded player makes the most sense for invidious's privacy-focused policy - see issue #5317 (but at this rate I'm probably starting to sound like a broken record so I probably should just shut up about it already...)

Screenshot of what the error page currently looks like (though the actual error in the screenshot is only one of maybe 5 different errors that show up from time-to-time regardless of invidious instance):
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