[tbb-bugs] #17879 [Tor Browser]: Activating the Flash Player is not working anymore since Tor Browser 5.0.5

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#17879: Activating the Flash Player is not working anymore since Tor Browser 5.0.5
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     Reporter:  gk       |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  High     |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  tbb-usability-website,
     Severity:  Major    |  TorBrowserTeam201512
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 There are a bunch of users that are complaining about the Flash Player not
 working anymore e.g. on sites like www.pandora.com. What is going on, I
 think, is the *detection* being broken which is very likely due to the fix
 for #17207. The Flash Player itself is still working for me, e.g. on
 Adobe's test site.

 It's unfortunate that this did not get caught in our alpha series but here
 we are. I guess providing a preference allowing to disable the fix for
 #17207 might be worth it given that a number of users wouldn't be using
 Tor Browser otherwise or would be trying to shoot themselves in the foot
 with having different browsers opened simultaneously.

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