Video playback fails until adblock is toggled

[srirambv]

Issue ported over from https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/8521

Sites on which video playback fails with adblock

• [x] imdb
• [x] espn
• [x] fox news via #1478 (also fails on Chrome + uBlock)
• [x] fox business (also fails on Chrome + uBlock)
• [x] pornhub.com via #1518
• [x] nytimes via https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/1984#issuecomment-437939151
• [x] https://abcnews.go.com via https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/902#issuecomment-433093164 cc: @darkdh

[pes10k]

I cannot recreate the following sites in the beta

• imdb (Ex: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls025720609/videoplayer/vi4122655257?ref_=hm_hp_i_2)
• espn (ex: any videos on http://www.espn.com)

[srirambv]

This is surprising. IMDB and ESPN is allowing playback without having to disable shields/toggle adblock. Was there anything changed on the adblock library?

[Techguyprivate]

Weird behaviour. I am sending you a gif ,please look at it.

1. I have disabled script blocking in Brave default shield in chrome://setting.

2. In chrome://setting , go to content setting ,then javascript toggle option showing disabled.

   3 .Also, there is no toggle button in all site content setting.

3. I have to enable javascript on every site manually through the brave shield right of url bar.

4. Then it showed of in javascript setting in chrome:// setting , content setting as allowed.

Same thing also in both brave dev and beta built on brave core ( not brave browser laptop built on muon,modifeid electron)

[srirambv]

• [x] https://abcnews.go.com. Adblock blocks frame script which contains valid origins to load video. Toggle adblock loads the video correctly

[dead-claudia]

BTW, I'll note I do get PornHub playback (including PornHub Live) in Chrome + uMatrix with these rules, but with a few caveats:

• I do get their fake popup ads (they open a new tab to destination, focus on that tab, then set existing tab to an ad without focusing) when I click "Porn Videos".
• I get the TrafficJunky ad placeholders, even though no ads are actually loaded.
• I so far haven't been able to get it to load without dropping the naiadsystems.com rules - those may need stubbed.

* * * block
* * css allow
* * frame block
* * image allow
* 1st-party * allow
* 1st-party frame allow
pornhub.com naiadsystems.com script allow
pornhub.com naiadsystems.com xhr allow
pornhub.com phncdn.com frame allow
pornhub.com phncdn.com media allow
pornhub.com phncdn.com script allow
pornhub.com pornhublive.com frame allow
pornhub.com pornhublive.com script allow
pornhub.com rncdn3.com media allow

[GeetaSarvadnya]

1+https://community.brave.com/t/fox-news-videos-will-not-play/45910

[ryanbr]

Foxnews/Fox Business adblock annoyance:

@@||fncstatic.com/static/v/all/js/ads.js

[Brave-Matt]

User reporting fox news video play back issue: https://community.brave.com/t/on-the-fox-news-website-videos-arent-playing/69496

[ryanbr]

I thought foxnews this was fixed, okay this will need a bit to debug.

[Brave-Matt]

Another report of fox news videos not playing until sheilds are down/ads are allowed: https://community.brave.com/t/videos-dont-play-from-fox-news/81622/3

[ryanbr]

I've fixed abcnews, if someone can confirm?

Tested with https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kim-kardashian-west-backlash-working-trump-choose-alice/story?id=65571704

And from the main page; https://abcnews.go.com/

Working on getting foxnews atm.

[ryanbr]

Foxnews and Foxbusiness should work now

[bkarlan]

Not working. I'm using Brave Version 1.11.101 Chromium: 84.0.4147.89 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[antonok-edm]

@ryanbr it looks to me like videos on foxbusiness articles are still broken

[kenherbert]

Issues with IMDB again (or still?). Videos try to play but immediately skip to next in the queue.

[ryanbr]

Checking Foxnews/Fox Business is now working.

Regarding the Imdb issue @thefallofbecause : https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/13101

[ryanbr]

Before closing ticket. reviewed the following sites and sample links.

With default shield settings, the following sites were checked for video playback and confirmed:

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3657416729?ref_=hm_hp_i_1&listId=ls053181649 Worked. https://www.espn.com/soccer/borussia-dortmund/story/4358642/bellingham-ready-to-succeed-haalandsancho-as-dortmunds-brightest-prospect Worked https://video.foxnews.com/v/6249541545001#sp=show-clips Worked https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/united-airlines-boeing-777-engine-pratt-whitney-resume-flying Worked https://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=xxxxxx Worked https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007721570/biden-george-floyd-verdict.html Worked https://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/volunteers-launch-websites-people-access-covid-19-vaccines-76342641 Worked.

Any other issues with various sites, we should just log a issue report per site. cc: @srirambv