[tor-commits] [user-manual/master] Clarify that YouTube should work in the Tor Browser, and does not

colin at torproject.org colin at torproject.org
Wed May 4 23:22:35 UTC 2016


commit 5864a6c4f2464c77807f1cb5c5e976d22c376ebb
Author: Colin Childs <colin at torproject.org>
Date:   Wed May 4 18:21:31 2016 -0500

    Clarify that YouTube should work in the Tor Browser, and does not
    require flash
---
 C/plugins.page | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/C/plugins.page b/C/plugins.page
index 94e9ed3..889b0b3 100644
--- a/C/plugins.page
+++ b/C/plugins.page
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@
 <section id="flash">
 <title>Flash Player</title>
  <p>
- Video websites, such as YouTube and Vimeo, make use of the
- Flash Player plugin to display video content. Unfortunately, this
- software operates independently of Tor Browser and cannot easily be
- made to obey Tor Browser’s proxy settings. It can therefore reveal your
- real location and IP address to the website operators, or to an outside
- observer. For this reason, Flash is disabled by default in Tor Browser,
- and enabling it is not recommended.
+ Video websites, such as Vimeo make use of the Flash Player plugin
+ to display video content. Unfortunately, this software operates
+ independently of Tor Browser and cannot easily be made to obey Tor
+ Browser’s proxy settings. It can therefore reveal your real location
+ and IP address to the website operators, or to an outside observer.
+ For this reason, Flash is disabled by default in Tor Browser, and
+ enabling it is not recommended.
  </p>
  <p>
- Some video websites offer alternative video delivery methods that do
- not use Flash. These methods may be compatible with Tor Browser.
+ Some video websites (such as YouTube) offer alternative video delivery
+ methods that do not use Flash. These methods may be compatible with
+ Tor Browser.
  </p>
 </section>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ interactive elements such as video, animation, audio, and status
 timelines. Unfortunately, JavaScript can also enable attacks on the
 security of the browser, which might lead to deanonymization.
 </p>
- 
+
 <p>
 Tor Browser includes an add-on called NoScript, accessed through the
 “S” icon at the top-left of the window, which allows you to control the
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ setting is to allow all websites to run scripts.
 Tor Browser is based on Firefox, and any browser add-ons or themes that
 are compatible with Firefox can also be installed in Tor Browser.
 </p>
- 
+
 <p>
 However, the only add-ons that have been tested for use with Tor Browser
 are those included by default. Installing any other browser



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