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Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by j5155 »

db48x wrote: post #87
AnthonyMouse wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The question is, what's going on here? Is this Firefox blocking some path/subdomain/cookie on x.com because it's used by their tracking widget, but the same is also used by some important part of the site itself, so it's essentially a false positive and Mozilla need to adjust the filter to be more specific? Or is the site detecting the ad blocker and purposely refusing to load?

Twitter loads some javascript file from edgecastcdn.net and twimg.com. The browser blocks these loads because they are from third–party domains which is a big risk. Loading a script from a third party exposes anything secret or private on the page to the third party. Of course twimg.com is _probably_ owned and operated by Twitter, but it could be anyone. They’re not even registered through the same registrar, they ha…

Strict tracking protection mode does not block third party JavaScript. Are you referring to another extension you have enabled?

Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by Quothling »

quaintdev wrote: post #60
emsign wrote: post #14

I'd keep Firefox and ditch the other. No second thoughts at all.

Pretty sure this is sentiment of the crowd here. But I'm not sure if the general public will see it that way.

I think Twitter will probably remain popular for a long time, especially for people with a more right leaning perspective on the world. That's not really the people I associate with, and it probably needs to be mentioned here that I'm Danish. Which matters because the sort of people who post right leaning stuff here are kind of your crazy uncle on Facebook kind of people. Which means that Danish Twitter is slowly becoming a like an actual Facebook feed where the only people who post are the ones you'd likely associate with if you're here on HN. Even if you're conservative, because it's just so crazy and hateful.

I personally wish people were heading for Mastodon. I especially think that our institutions should operate Mastodon instances on their own, so that an American tech giant can't decide to "cancel" a Danish politician as an example. I mean, I don't agree with anything our far right does on social media, but the concept of a foreign tech giant being able to ban an elected Danish official is still sort of crazy. Anyway, people are going to Threads for the most part.

Note that this is a perspective from my little point of the world. Though some of our major news media have decided to ditch Twitter, as well as closing their posts on Facebook to comments.

Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by db48x »

j5155 wrote: post #121
db48x wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Twitter loads some javascript file from edgecastcdn.net and twimg.com. The browser blocks these loads because they are from third–party domains which is a big risk. Loading a script from a third party exposes anything secret or private on the page to the third party. Of course twimg.com is _probably_ owned and operated by Twitter, but it could be anyone. They’re not even registered through the same registrar, they ha…

Strict tracking protection mode does not block third party JavaScript. Are you referring to another extension you have enabled?

Yea, I simplified that a bit. It blocks specific third–party domains that are known to host advertising trackers.

Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by jajko »

manuelmoreale wrote: post #96
plonk wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Other media is frustrating because it's always heavily filtered, has an agenda, and always talks like a PR release. It's like they're trying to keep some image of a respectable paper and so have to write in that stupid title - subtitle that repeats the title - first paragraph that repeats the subtitle - 30 paragraphs in complete disorder, half of which are a waste of time format Edit: someone on Twitter obviously als…

Here's the thing, I agree. But also, you do know that the various news sites have an agenda. It's a fact. And the way you work around it is by reading from multiple sources that have different agendas and form your own opinion based on that. The random Twitter user though? Who the fuck knows. He might be in just for the lols. Maybe they're just bored. Maybe they're actually knowledgeable. You just don't know.

The mental effect of 'its different from mainstream, thus better and look at me how clever I am for finding it out 5 minutes before most of group'. Teenagers love to position themselves in such roles due to insecurities, although I don't think anybody is completely immune to this.

Still, don't get why regular folks are so obsessed with getting desperately the news first, unless you ie trade on it or work for Reuters. Life quality is about completely different stuff, but to each their own, maybe its just Sunday chill talking from me

Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by Kiro »

newzisforsukas wrote: post #66
btreecat wrote: post #28

Hey, remember that time you didn't obsess over a bunch of para-social relationships on a platform that monetizes your attention? The only thing keeping twitter relevant is the fact that you keep opening the website/app.

> para-social parasocial* Many don't follow people, just institutions and publications for news.

"Para-social" is fine and in fact how it was written when it was coined in 1956.

Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by LMYahooTFY »

Larrikin wrote: post #123

Everyday theres some entity I used to look to Twitter to see news about them, and then I find out they decided not to pay some multiplier of tens of thousands of dollars a month. If I can't use Twitter on Firefox now, thats fine.

Who pays tens of thousands to use Twitter?

Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by Larrikin »

LMYahooTFY wrote: post #127
Larrikin wrote: post #123

Everyday theres some entity I used to look to Twitter to see news about them, and then I find out they decided not to pay some multiplier of tens of thousands of dollars a month. If I can't use Twitter on Firefox now, thats fine.

Who pays tens of thousands to use Twitter?

Every single company that wants to have an official account

Re: X.com refuses to open with Firefox strict tracking protection enabled

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Post by manuelmoreale »

jajko wrote: post #125
manuelmoreale wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's the thing, I agree. But also, you do know that the various news sites have an agenda. It's a fact. And the way you work around it is by reading from multiple sources that have different agendas and form your own opinion based on that. The random Twitter user though? Who the fuck knows. He might be in just for the lols. Maybe they're just bored. Maybe they're actually knowledgeable. You just don't know.

The mental effect of 'its different from mainstream, thus better and look at me how clever I am for finding it out 5 minutes before most of group'. Teenagers love to position themselves in such roles due to insecurities, although I don't think anybody is completely immune to this. Still, don't get why regular folks are so obsessed with getting desperately the news first, unless you ie trade on it or work for Reuters.…

I’m with you. I’m desperately trying to find a way to get slower news, even in print form.

I can feel the mental strain of trying to keep up with everything that’s happening and it’s not healthy.

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