[tbb-bugs] #33292 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Difficult Change Site Circuit After Redirect

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#33292: Difficult Change Site Circuit After Redirect
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     Reporter:  sysrqb               |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium               |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor     |    Version:
  Browser                            |   Keywords:  TorBrowserTeamTriaged,
     Severity:  Normal               |  tbb-usability
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 I've hit a problem a few times over the last month a site (my intended
 destination) decides it should block my connection and then redirects me
 to another domain. In this situation, it's difficult to get a "New Circuit
 for this Site" because the browser doesn't remain on the current domain
 long enough to change the circuit.

 My assumption is that this is due to abuse coming from a specific exit
 node, and by switching circuits I'll avoid the (temporal) blocking.

 There is a not-user-friendly hack where you change `network.http
 .redirection-limit` and prevent being redirected off of the intended first
 party. However, this is not a general solution, and I don't have any
 particular better solution, either.

 As an example of this, the situation I've experienced is
 https://www.youtube.com redirecting to https://www.google.com where a
 block message is displayed.

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