[tor-bugs] #5961 [Tor Browser]: Unable to start Skype when Tor Browser Bundle is running

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#5961: Unable to start Skype when Tor Browser Bundle is running
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     Reporter:  runa         |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  task         |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser  |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  needs-triage
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Comment (by Nemo_bis):

 Superseded?

 «Skype refuses connections from IP addresses that run Tor exit relays, not
 because they worry about abuse via Tor (it's hard to use Skype over Tor),
 but because their blacklist provider has an incentive to be overbroad in
 its blocking»
 https://blog.torproject.org/blog/call-arms-helping-internet-services-
 accept-anonymous-users

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