[tor-bugs] #26613 [Applications/Tor Browser]: audit or disable Apple HLS implementation on Android

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#26613: audit or disable Apple HLS implementation on Android
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     Reporter:  mcs                  |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium               |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor     |    Version:
  Browser                            |   Keywords:  tbb-mobile, ff60-esr,
     Severity:  Normal               |  TorBrowserTeam201807
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 As of Firefox 59, Apple's HTTPS Live Streaming (HLS) protocol is supported
 on Android for both audio and video. We should audit this or at least look
 at how it is implemented, and possible disable it. Mozilla says: "There is
 not currently any plan to implement it on Firefox Desktop." See:
  ​https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=577084

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