Calls from Console shouldn't fail for lack of user activation (user gesture)

[deltab]

Some APIs such as accessing the clipboard or playing a video require user interaction when called from a page, but I'd like to be able to call them from the console, e.g. navigator.clipboard.writeText(document.title).

Currently in Firefox I have to add a button with an event handler to the page, so that I can click the button to call the method I want; if I just type what I want into the console it fails for lack of user activation. Typing into the console should count too!

Chrome already has this: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40829355

[Jon]

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