[tor-bugs] #8312 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Remove "This Plugin is Disabled" click-through

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#8312: Remove "This Plugin is Disabled" click-through
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 Reporter:  proper                                |          Owner:  mikeperry   
     Type:  defect                                |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  critical                              |      Milestone:              
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues                  |        Version:              
 Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-rebase-regression  |         Parent:              
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Replying to [comment:11 proper]:
 > Replying to [comment:10 mikeperry]:
 > > >  * case b: flash-only video
 > >
 > > Youtube tells you that the video requires Adobe flash, and gives you a
 download link.
 >
 > Ok, better. The same happens with Firefox, if Flash is not installed.
 >
 > Instead of the Flash download link, could you also make some more
 meaning full message? Such as...
 >
 > "Adobe Flash content has been blocked, because Flash can harm your
 privacy and anonymity.
 >
 > You could still enable it (Tools -> Add Ons -> Plugins -> Flash ->
 Enable.), which is recommend against.

 Unfortunately there's no good way to do this that wouldn't get us back to
 the situation where the dual-mode flash+HTML5 videos wouldn't also display
 this dialog. I suppose could write a custom content rewriter or DOM
 manipulator tailored specifically for the YouTube JS, but that is likely
 to break early and often whenever YouTube changes scripts/behaviors.

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