[tor-bugs] #31230 [Circumvention/Snowflake]: Firefox addon blocked from agent by Google Safe Browsing service

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#31230: Firefox addon blocked from agent by Google Safe Browsing service
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks              |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                     |      Milestone:
Component:  Circumvention/Snowflake  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                   |     Resolution:
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Comment (by cohosh):

 Replying to [comment:5 dcf]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 cypherpunks]:
 > > That's truly one of the most stupid episodes that I've ever seen from
 this "g00gle safe browsing".
 > >
 > > Isn't it sufficient to change it to `https://snowflake-
 broker.azureedge.net/`?
 >
 > Good call, that will work for a short-term fix. But then the proxy
 requests will be going through the CDN and cost money.
 >

 Just noting here that we seem to be having trouble with the bridge at
 `snowflake.bamsoftware.com` as well (see #31231) which is not domain
 fronted. I'm not 100% sure this is the same issue but it seems plausible.

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