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Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1982379

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AI suggests that youtube easily detects headless mode as automation. Let's try headed for this test.

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If this doesn't work, try other methods to workaround youtube's bot detection...that or use a different video?

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@Tracy-Walker Tracy-Walker changed the title Try headed mode to avoid youtube bot detection Tracy/Try headed mode to avoid youtube bot detection Aug 11, 2025
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ok. neither running headed nor user agent stomp worked on GHA (Win and Mac). next attempt will have to be a non-youtube video

@Tracy-Walker Tracy-Walker merged commit 23e9342 into main Aug 12, 2025
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@Tracy-Walker Tracy-Walker deleted the tracy/try_headed_mode_mute_tab_test branch August 12, 2025 16:03
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