[tor-bugs] #16729 [Tor Browser]: New YouTube HTML5 video player doesn't load

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#16729: New YouTube HTML5 video player doesn't load
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks  |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  critical     |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser  |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:
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Changes (by cypherpunks):

 * priority:  normal => critical


Comment:

 With regard to YouTube videos, the FAQ only addresses security issues with
 Flash:
  https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#TBBFlash

 Another area of confusion is the existence of a separate FAQ:
  https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorFAQ

 YouTube had been working in Tor browser without Flash by manually allowing
 the HTML5 video object in NoScript, and the FAQ does not discuss this.
 But several days ago the option to allow the video object inexplicably
 disappeared.  There must be thousands of confused people wondering what to
 do now that YouTube is broken.

 I think it is time to update the FAQ to explain how to view YouTube
 without Flash.  If possible, I think the user should also be able to click
 on the video in Tor browser to play it and the security settings would
 automatically be changed temporarily as needed, then restored after the
 video is finished playing (or the tab is closed.)

 In my opinion this is a HIGH priority issue because many journalists &
 academics need to use YouTube on a daily basis for other things than
 entertainment.

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