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msongs

(67,395 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2020, 01:58 AM Feb 2020

I see firefox is blocking tweets from opening in du threads...only see the blue link...again

FF messed up all my settings again, wish theyd just leave things alone. sheesh

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I see firefox is blocking tweets from opening in du threads...only see the blue link...again (Original Post) msongs Feb 2020 OP

I use FF and not having that problem. 2naSalit Feb 2020 #1

so annoying to waste time on all these posts with no useful content except link to twitter nt msongs Feb 2020 #2

Sounds like 3rd party tracking cookies. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #3

Clear your history and then see what happens. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #4

I tried to watch the SB at nfl.com liberaltrucker Feb 2020 #5

Check the settings for your plug-ins regarding ManiacJoe Feb 2020 #6

ok I see it was the duckduckgo thing doing the blocking. WISH duckduckgo would go back to msongs Feb 2020 #7

Yep, had that happen with the extension "DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials" RKP5637 Feb 2020 #8

2naSalit

(86,569 posts)

1. I use FF and not having that problem.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:01 AM

Feb 2020

A few links don't open but most do.

msongs

(67,395 posts)

2. so annoying to waste time on all these posts with no useful content except link to twitter nt

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:28 AM

Feb 2020

ahoysrcsm

(787 posts)

3. Sounds like 3rd party tracking cookies.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 05:27 AM

Feb 2020

Just checked in FF, Options, Privacy and Security, Browser Privacy, Enhanced Tracking Protection, set to standard. Tweets are showing up.

littlemissmartypants

(22,632 posts)

4. Clear your history and then see what happens. nt

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 05:53 AM

Feb 2020

liberaltrucker

(9,129 posts)

5. I tried to watch the SB at nfl.com

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 05:05 PM

Feb 2020

Couldn't on FF, had to switch to Edge.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

6. Check the settings for your plug-ins regarding

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:43 PM

Feb 2020

ad blockers and script blockers.

msongs

(67,395 posts)

7. ok I see it was the duckduckgo thing doing the blocking. WISH duckduckgo would go back to

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:26 AM

Feb 2020

being just a search engine without all that blocking crap. thanks for all your comment

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

8. Yep, had that happen with the extension "DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials"

Reply to msongs (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 07:28 PM

Feb 2020

now (disabled). ... yep, wish they would stick to search engine browsing.

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