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Denzil_DC

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5. Sorry, it's an add-on for Firefox.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 10:36 PM

Feb 2016

See here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/ghostery/

It's real easy to install (you can do it at that link). Its main selling point (though it's free) is that it stops sites tracking you, but it also cuts out a lot of clutter that slows loading times, including almost all ads. You can allow such things to run on any page if you want (for instance, by default it disables some commenting systems, but not on DU!), or add a site to its whitelist.

It's a lot easier to use than Adblock, which I gave up on a while back when it made some sites misbehave.

If it doesn't help and you don't want it in the end, it's easy to disable/uninstall.

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Mozilla Firefox browser "sticks" only on DU [View all] left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 OP

What version of FF and what plug-ins are you using? ManiacJoe Feb 2016 #1

"version of FF and what plug-ins" left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #3

I've been finding this latest (44.0.2) Firefox update Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #2

What is Ghostery? n/t left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #4

Sorry, it's an add-on for Firefox. Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #5

Thanks left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #6

You might want to disable your Adblocks, at least temporarily, Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #7

Sorry to be of no help, but I use FF for everything, and it works fine on DU for me. C Moon Feb 2016 #8