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[–] notnotmike@programming.dev 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)
  • uBlock Origin - Ad blocker
  • Dark Reader - Dark mode everywhere
  • Privacy Badger - More tracking protection
  • Old Reddit Redirect - Redirects all reddit URLs to the old versions
[–] eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

privacy badger is useless with ublock origin

[–] notnotmike@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

Not entirely. Privacy Badger will also block embedded social media posts, replacing them with opt-in viewing.

[–] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago

I have all except one: Decentraleyes instead of Privacy Badger, for no specific reasons.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Ublock origin is way more than a Ad blocker. It also blocks lots of other things including site hijacks though multiple redirects and redirecting tracking links.

[–] krdo@programming.dev 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dark Reader, LibRedirect, ublock origin

[–] Unbeelievable@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've tried LibRedirect on desktop, but most of the frontends it redirected to didn't work. Is that fixed?

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 6 points 8 months ago

You can pick which instance you're redirected to. If one stops working, pick another.

[–] Iapar@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

Was the same for me at first but in the setting is button which pings the instances. I just checked everything with a green number and unchecked everything with a red number. After that it worked.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

There is a war going on. Just find one that works and use it.

[–] dvdnet62@feddit.nl 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Ublock origin, tampermonkey and bitwarden

[–] Paradoxvoid@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is there any reason to use the Bitwarden Firefox extension rather than the app?

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 8 months ago
[–] Overspark@feddit.nl 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Consent-O-Matic is a massive timesaver and works great on mobile. Not sure if you can install it directly these days, I use my own collection.

[–] Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Overspark@feddit.nl 4 points 8 months ago

It takes care of most cookie consent popups you get when visiting a new website. And it can automatically deny anything that hurts your privacy.

[–] pro_grammer@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)
  • unhook - remove YouTube recommended
  • hide youtube shorts
  • hide youtube shorts
  • I dont care about cookies
[–] Diffuser5593@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Has anyone else found the firefox app on android buggy? Always crashes when switching to full screen when watching a video but will work when opening it again immediately. Gets into the wrong state with private vs non private tabs etc.

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Video sometimes fails to play when coming back to it. I need to restart the browser. However the rest of the page is responsive and I haven't had it crash.

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 months ago

LibRedirect, NoScript, uBlock Origin.

User-Agent Switcher and Manager for those rare occasions when a site wants to prevent access from a mobile browser and/or Firefox in general

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
  • The classic, uBlock Origin
  • Decentraleyes
  • Bitwarden
  • Read Aloud

Dark Reader works, but unfortunately it completely destroys the performance

[–] Delusion6903@discuss.online 1 points 8 months ago

True. I've had better luck with Dark Background and Light Text.

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago

Ublock origin is what I mostly use

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 8 months ago