[tor-bugs] #22548 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Firefox downgrades VP9 videos to VP8 when measured performance is not enough

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#22548: Firefox downgrades VP9 videos to VP8 when measured performance is not
enough
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                   |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                        |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Medium                        |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting, tbb-easy  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by cypherpunks):

 * keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting => tbb-fingerprinting, tbb-easy


Comment:

 "We've found that some videos *only* play if you have VP9 enabled, which
 is why we enabled it unconditionally." from
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1266102, which disables
 "feature" on Android.

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