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Twitter/x.com is now forcing you to disable Firefox's Enhance Tracking Protection. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (Strict Mode) is known to cause issues on x.com

There were no "issues"; everything was working completely fine. This is a deliberate decision to force people to turn off tracking protection.

I saw a recommendation to use Firefox's container extension https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers, but it's disabled in private browsing windows, and I always use private browsing windows.

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[–] TootGuitar 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

I deleted my 2007-era Twitter account in 2022 and not once have I felt like I was missing out on any “info” or felt like I wasn’t able to share things.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I've never had a Twitter account and never felt the need for one, also haven't been missing out on that junk. I've read lots of tweets, on occasions when I was offered a twitter link for whatever, but just never felt like I needed to join up at all. Just seems like a waste of time to get on social media where all the posts are just small bits of opinionated content without much depth.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Seriously, I just dont understand microblogging. It seems deliberately shallow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well how could you feel that way when you don't even know what you're missing out on?

I have over 1200 users and communities blocked on Lemmy as well as dozens of word filters that hide content from me. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything either but I know I'm - it's by design.

[–] TootGuitar 1 points 3 months ago

Saying “I’ve never once felt that I was missing out” is not the same as saying “I know I’m not missing out.” You seem to be addressing the latter when I said the former.

I feel that way because it’s how I feel.