From 767d85858d543711acbc0aee05f63e32c8a9ddd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Goodhart <c@chromakode.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:46:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Prevent sites from re-muting video

---
 src/node/viewStateMachine.js | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/node/viewStateMachine.js b/src/node/viewStateMachine.js
index 4dad0e0..a039829 100644
--- a/src/node/viewStateMachine.js
+++ b/src/node/viewStateMachine.js
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ const viewStateMachine = Machine(
             video.autoPlay = true
             video.play()
             setInterval(() => video.play(), 1000)
+
+            // Prevent sites from re-muting the video (Periscope, I'm looking at you!)
+            Object.defineProperty(video, 'muted', {writable: false, value: false})
+
             const info = { title: document.title }
             return info
           }