Description of the issue:
On YouTube, the playback speed menu randomly breaks.
It shows only one option: “4x” and all other speeds (0.25x → 2x, Normal, Custom) are missing.
Restarting Brave temporarily fixes it, but the issue returns after some time.
Exact URL of the website in question:
https://www.youtube.com
Did the issue present with default Shields settings? (yes/no)
Yes.
Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off?
Partially — turning Shields OFF sometimes restores playback speed options,
but the issue returns again later even with Shields OFF.
Is there a specific Shields configuration that causes the site to break? If so, tell us that configuration. (yes/no):
Yes.
Enabling Fingerprinting protection (Strict / Block) consistently causes YouTube to lose playback speed options.
Even after switching fingerprinting back to Standard, the problem sometimes continues until Brave is restarted.
Does the site work as expected when using Chrome?
Yes — all playback speeds appear normally in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
Issue occurs only in Brave.
Brave version (check About Brave):
Brave is up to date
Brave 1.84.141 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Chromium: 142.0.7444.176