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by mbwgh 641 days ago
Yes? And the submission leads to twitter, which blocks FF deliberately, so what's your point?
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k_sze 641 days ago
Wait, Twitter/X blocks FF? How does that work? Is that only in some countries? I'm in Canada and I still use X on a daily basis in the latest Firefox on Windows and I have not noticed a thing.
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mbwgh 641 days ago
I am simplifying in saying that they outright block FF, but the site is broken with Enhanced Tracking Protection enabled [0], and has been for a while. They even mention FF in a dedicated error message, which I have to admit just grinds my gears :)

0 - https://cybernews.com/news/x-twitter-not-working-on-firefox/

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k_sze 641 days ago
That's odd. I use X on FF with not only Enhanced Tracking Protection, but also a whole bunch of other privacy extensions (uBlock Origin, Ghosterly, Disconnect.me, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, EFF Privacy Badger) without adding any exception for x.com, and it still works for me.
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0dayz 641 days ago
Are you logged in to your account? Since I suspect that's why.
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k_sze 641 days ago
I am; but for what it's worth, if I open a new private window, I can still browse any public profile on X without logging in, and with Enhanced Tracking Protection enabled.
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0dayz 641 days ago
Try doing it with removing your cookies or in a vm since it could be that Twitter uses super cookie to track you.
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tpm 641 days ago
I just tried to enable ETP (had it disabled previously) on x.com and it works, so they must have fixed it.
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usr1106 641 days ago
Didn't verify. Twitter is on my mental blocklist anyway.
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shiroiushi 641 days ago
Yep, the sooner that website disappears into a black hole, the better. Nothing of value will be lost.
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