[tor-bugs] #3347 [TorBrowserButton]: Permanently Opt-In to YouTube's HTML5 Beta Test

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#3347: Permanently Opt-In to YouTube's HTML5 Beta Test
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     Reporter:  katmagic    |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:              |     Status:  reopened
  enhancement               |  Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.2.x-stable
     Priority:  normal      |    Version:
    Component:              |   Keywords:  tbb-bounty tbb-usability-website
  TorBrowserButton          |  Parent ID:
   Resolution:              |
Actual Points:              |
       Points:  3           |
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 >someone suggested on #10628 that we replace the Firefox user agent string
 with an IE10 or IE11 user agent string.
 >Mike pointed out that this could end up breaking a bunch of other sites,
 however.
 Why you want UA was permanently changed? Changing it for YouTube more
 reasonable move. Some add-ons already exists with such functional to play
 HTML5 from YouTube. TBB could include it or do some simple and verified
 piece with changing UA for YouTube only. Or you could to ask Google
 "WTF?!"

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