Open Bug 1812287 Opened 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Video player is missing on space.com with Strict ETP

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(Core :: Privacy: Anti-Tracking, defect, P3)

Desktop
Windows 10
defect

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(Reporter: ctanase, Unassigned)

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(Blocks 1 open bug, )

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Attached image space dot com.png (deleted) —

Environment:
Operating system: Windows 10
Firefox version: Nightly 111.0a1 (2023-01-24)

Preconditions:
• ETP set to STRICT
• Clean profile

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Go to https://www.space.com/darpa-crane-x-plane-active-flow-control
  2. Scroll down the page, just below "Related: DARPA is exploring ways to build big things in space"
  3. Observe the behaviour.

Expected Behaviour:
The video player is displayed.

Actual Behaviour:
There is no video player, just a black rectangle as a placeholder.

Notes:

  1. Screenshot provided
  2. Not reproducible with Standard ETP
  3. Reproducible with both Standard and Strict in Private
  4. Reproducible on Firefox release as well
  5. If the page was previously loaded with Standard ETP and switched to Strict the issue does not reproduce as long as the cache/cookies are not cleared
OS: Android → Windows 10
Hardware: Other → Desktop

If we can figure out which ad script is blocked by strict/private browsing, we might be able to shim around this issue with SmartBlock.

Severity: -- → S3
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