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matt819

(10,749 posts) Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:06 AM Oct 2019

Browser question

After I updated Chrome recently, everything just slowed down when on the internet. Pages wouldn't load, there was keyboard lag, and more. So I downloaded Firefox, copied all my bookmarks, and have been using Firefox for the past few weeks. Works like a charm.

Here's my question. When on DU in Chrome, Tweet links in posts opened automatically. They don't open in Firefox, and I have to click on the link. I've looked, but I can't find a setting that would open the Twitter links automatically. Anyone?

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Browser question (Original Post) matt819 Oct 2019 OP

I did a Firefox update awesomerwb1 Oct 2019 #1

I can't really help Lindsay Oct 2019 #2

u have to accept third party cookies from internet trackers like FB and twitter nt msongs Oct 2019 #3

You probably need to turn off Content Blocking for this site. Make7 Oct 2019 #4

awesomerwb1

(4,585 posts)

1. I did a Firefox update

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:16 AM

Oct 2019

a few weeks ago and it broke the tweets being displayed on posts which is very annoying. Now I have to click the link like you described.

I went back to Chrome and Chrome works fine displaying the tweets without having to click on the link for me. I use Chrome mainly for DU.

Would love a solution to the Firefox issue as well.

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)

2. I can't really help

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:19 AM

Oct 2019

because I use Firefox and tweets automatically open for me. So there must be some setting that needs to be changed, but I have no clue what it might be.

Hope you get things sorted.

msongs

(70,227 posts)

3. u have to accept third party cookies from internet trackers like FB and twitter nt

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 02:22 PM

Oct 2019

Make7

(8,546 posts)

4. You probably need to turn off Content Blocking for this site.

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 07:29 PM

Oct 2019

Turn content blocking off on individual sites

Sometimes content blocking can prevent pages or parts of pages from loading. If content blocking interferes with your browsing, you can disable it on individual sites. The shield icon appears in the address bar when Firefox is actively blocking content on a page.

1) Select the shield icon Address bar shield or the information icon site info icon to expand the Control Center panel.

2) Click the Turn off Blocking for This Site button from a normal browsing window to disable blocking for the website.

Once content blocking is disabled, a shield icon with a strikethrough

will appear in your address bar. To turn content blocking back on, expand the Control Center panel by clicking the shield or the site information button site info icon and click the Turn on Blocking for This Site button.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/content-blocking#w_turn-content-blocking-off-on-individual-sites

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