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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: Brad on February 24, 2021, 11:50:29 AM

Title: A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft
Post by: Brad on February 24, 2021, 11:50:29 AM: Quote
Turns out, it more or less renders the modern web unusable — and that’s the point

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297686/browser-extension-blocks-sites-using-google-facebook-microsoft-amazon

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The Economic Security Project is trying to make a point about big tech monopolies by releasing a browser plugin that will block any sites that reach out to IP addresses owned by Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon. The extension is called Big Tech Detective, and after using the internet with it for a day (or, more accurately, trying and failing to use), I’d say it drives home the point that it’s almost impossible to avoid these companies on the modern web, even if you try.
Title: Re: A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft
Post by: ergophobe on February 24, 2021, 06:30:13 PM: Ironically, only available for Chrome.
Title: Re: A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft
Post by: ergophobe on February 24, 2021, 06:30:45 PM: Sorry, misread that. Firefox is here: https://bigtechdetective.net/firefox

Some manual steps, same as Chrome.

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As Big Tech Detective is not on the Firefox store (yet), installing it requires "sideloading" it into Firefox.

Will Google allow it in the app store?
Title: Re: A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft
Post by: rcjordan on February 24, 2021, 06:41:46 PM: I'd probably try it if it could be selective and set to exclude FB only. Or maybe Twitter.