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So will HTTPS sites actually open in HTTPS now? It's the one thing that annoys the hell out of me since switching back to FF.
You can set Firefox to just do that for everything:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/https-only-prefs
Chrome has a similar option here:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/10468685#https-only-mode
It's already on. The problem is going to a HTTPS site gives the "this site isn't actually secure, would you like to open it in HTTP instead?" And doesn't actually load the sites, which I know work, in HTTPS.
Like this:![](https://yiffit.net/pictrs/image/a059ba30-56b7-4018-9416-a156ff80253e.jpeg)
This site (SNAP homepage) works in HTTPS just fine on Chrome.
Their webserver is probably misconfigured I think?
Chrome does a bunch of stuff in the background (trying no www, with www, etc) to try and get you to the https website, which firefox doesn't. It's a reason I like firefox as a developer, makes it super obvious when you've messed something up
I sometimes get this too. It's a bit annoying on mobile (not happening on desktop), but I often just need to reload the page.