[tor-bugs] #18168 [Tor Browser]: Iframe based AJAX call blocked by popup-blocker or opening in new tab

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#18168: Iframe based AJAX call blocked by popup-blocker or opening in new tab
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 Reporter:  sky_kohai              |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                   |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser            |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                  |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-usability-website  |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by gk):

 * cc: mcs, brade, arthuredelstein (added)
 * priority:  Medium => High
 * severity:  Normal => Major


Comment:

 I can reproduce this and it seems we have more users with similar problems
 (see e.g.: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-
 browser-55-released#comment-153779) I am wondering what is causing this.
 One quick revert of Torbutton to 1.9.3.7 did not show a difference.

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