JustinHanagan@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat are some essential browser extensions for "quieting down" the internet?www.staygrounded.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkWhat are some essential browser extensions for "quieting down" the internet?www.staygrounded.onlineJustinHanagan@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe only things I need are uBlock origin and consent-o-matic. And then there is “TWP - translate web pages” as long as the native translation function doesn’t cover any Asian languages. Been using all three since forever, with custom collections on Fennec (Firefox-fork) you could already install add-ons for a long time.
minus-squareStorageB@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoI don’t think you even need consent-o-matic. uBlock Origin can block the cookie popups (it’s just not enabled by default)
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoMore often than not the annoyance filter hides the popup/consent page in its entirety, without bypassing it, and the website is unusable.
The only things I need are uBlock origin and consent-o-matic.
And then there is “TWP - translate web pages” as long as the native translation function doesn’t cover any Asian languages.
Been using all three since forever, with custom collections on Fennec (Firefox-fork) you could already install add-ons for a long time.
I don’t think you even need consent-o-matic. uBlock Origin can block the cookie popups (it’s just not enabled by default)
More often than not the annoyance filter hides the popup/consent page in its entirety, without bypassing it, and the website is unusable.