getlantern/lantern — Issue #125: laeproxy youtube support
Author: pants
Created: 2012-01-25 07:27:00+00:00
State: open
Labels: cloud proxies, CONFUCIUS, critical, get mode, proxy

as of 10f02c74b369773d1a8d0d5e0139c3460b81963c Lantern does not send any requests with "youtube.com" in the url to laeproxy instances. just a reminder to stop special-casing youtube once we figure out a workaround for obstacles to laeproxy youtube support. would be huge if get mode users with no trusted peers online could still access youtube through lantern.

from http://apiblog.youtube.com/2011/02/https-support-for-youtube-embeds.html:

> only the YouTube player code is accessible via HTTPS at this time. The actual video bitstream... may still be accessed via standard HTTP connections