1433255 - USA resident account is synced with a new profile created in a region that has "Recommended by Pocket" restricted

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect, P3)

Description

[Ed Lee :Mardak]

From https://github.com/mozilla/activity-stream/issues/3346

[Affected versions]:

    Firefox Nightly 57.0a1
    Latest Activity Stream system add-on

[Affected Platforms]:

    All Windows
    All Linux
    All Mac OS

[Prerequisites]:

    Firefox Nightly is updated to the latest version.
    User 1 is a USA resident, that has a Firefox account with sync enabled. All Preferences are available in the New Tab Preferences menu (Search, Top Sites, Recommended by Pocket)

[Steps to reproduce]:

    User 1 travels to Europe or any other region in which "Recommended by Pocket" section is not available due to geo-restrictions.
    Open Firefox Nightly and create a new profile.
    Go to about:preferences?entrypoint=menupanel#sync and sync with the account from prerequisites.
    Restart the browser.
    Click on "Customize your New Tab page" button from the top-right side of the A-S page.
    Observe the New Tab Preferences menu.

[Expected result]:

    Recommended by Pocket section is available.

[Actual result]:

    Recommended by Pocket section is missing from A-S and New Tab Preferences menu.

[Notes]:

    Force changing the pref browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories from false to true does not show the "Recommended by Pocket" section in the New Tab Preferences menu.