[tor-bugs] #31094 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser in Whonix blocks JavaScript (only when started for the first time) and in DispVMs

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#31094: Tor Browser in Whonix blocks JavaScript (only when started for the first
time) and in DispVMs
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by adrelanos):

 > Tor Browser in Whonix blocks JavaScript (only when started for the first
 time) and in DispVMs

 > There is a long standing issue with Tor Browser that I reported to
 Whonix, but they say that it is an upstream issue.

 Citation required.

 "blocks JavaScript (only when started for the first time)" - No, I don't
 think this is an issue caused by Tor Browser which Tor Project could fix.
 Except, if

 > If you take the Tor Browser as we ship it (by downloading it from our
 website and extracting it) and run that inside your environment, does this
 happen as well?

 above quote was the case.

 There are other recent changes and decisions by Tor Project which often
 cause questions. List of things up to The Tor Project having decided for
 now at the time of writing:

 * not enable to set noscript to blocking of all scripts globally by
 default,
 * not persist noscript per-site settings by default,
 * remove noscript from Tor Browser menu bar by default.

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