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Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by rajamaka »

vadfa wrote: post #157
glidergun wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete/wiki/...

You can check the Application -> Storage tab of developer options and you will see that it does not remove everything.

Deletes everything for me. Maybe you haven't configured it correctly

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by Glench »

prohobo wrote: post #167
karaterobot wrote: post #11

Sponsorblock for Youtube: users mark segments of videos that have sponsored content, and the extension skips over them. It also skips past introductions and interaction reminders.

I kind of object to this because it's directly messing with creators' efforts. Obviously I'm not telling people not to use it, but I think it's worth thinking about the channels/creators you enjoy - especially if they've been demonetized by Youtube.

The extension actually lets you customize the behavior based on the type of video segment. In your case you could configure it to not skip sponsored segments but skip other segments e.g. the non-music parts of music videos.

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by treenurse »

ajot wrote: post #162
treenurse wrote: post #23

I only use extensions with low permissions: * Twitter to Nitter https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nitter-redire... * Remove YouTube Suggestions https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/remove-youtub... * Reddit to Teddit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reddit-to-ted... I enable: * strict tracking protection * privacy.resistFingerprinting * First party isolation I'm considering using…

You could replace two of those extensions with Redirector: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirector/

That extension requires permission "Access your data for all websites". I prefer to avoid granting that permission.

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by KayL »

Jaruzel wrote: post #89

My de-facto set of extensions: - uBlock Origin - Cookie AutoDelete - "I Don't Care About Cookies" (It auto-OKs cookie consent banners) - Archive.org's Wayback Machine (A must have in this era of link rot) Optional: - Tablist (easily lets me copy out all the URLs of open tabs for 'later') - User Agent Switcher (Needed less these days, but useful for exploring the DOM of mobile versions of sites) Additionally, I have w…

uBlock has a cookie list for consent banners

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by wildbook »

prohobo wrote: post #167
karaterobot wrote: post #11

Sponsorblock for Youtube: users mark segments of videos that have sponsored content, and the extension skips over them. It also skips past introductions and interaction reminders.

I kind of object to this because it's directly messing with creators' efforts. Obviously I'm not telling people not to use it, but I think it's worth thinking about the channels/creators you enjoy - especially if they've been demonetized by Youtube.

I'm actually curious about this since I've never uploaded to youtube myself. Do the creators get statistics on segments that are commonly skipped, or is all information like that hidden?
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