From d2d9080d4c9fdae5f22d81a064a08fe0084b1208 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Gleason <alex@alexgleason.me>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:35:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix YouTube embeds by rewriting http to https

---
 lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
index 566fc8c8a..4d1c2dc9a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Helpers do
 
   def fetch_data_for_activity(_), do: %{}
 
+  # YouTube's oEmbed implementation is broken, requiring this hack.
+  # https://github.com/oscarotero/Embed/issues/417#issuecomment-746673027
+  def rich_media_get("http://www.youtube.com/oembed?" <> params) do
+    # Use HTTPS explicitly, even though YouTube returns HTTP
+    rich_media_get("https://www.youtube.com/oembed?#{params}")
+  end
+
   def rich_media_get(url) do
     headers = [{"user-agent", Pleroma.Application.user_agent() <> "; Bot"}]