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Reddit Now Blocking Firefox for Android with uBlock Origin?
21 points by chucksmash 16 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments
I was recently bit by reddit's decision to block usage of old reddit when signed out, which was my normal mode of reading.

Now, new this morning, I get this error when trying to sign into Reddit on Firefox w/ uBlock Origin:

> An error occurred. Please disable any extensions or try using a different web browser to continue.

Is this real life?

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These sites are doing everything possible to make sure real users quit using their sites and go outside instead. Good for them.

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The reboot result makes an intermittent experiment more plausible than a blanket browser block.

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still works for me. Maybe A/B testing or just something on your end?

Firefox 155.0.1, Android 16 (Samsung S24), uBO 1.74.0

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Rebooted the phone and I now have access again. Inclined to believe it was an A/B test.

Firefox 156.0, Android 17 (Pixel 8a), uBO 1.74.0

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That's a generic error message and suggestion. I doubt it relates to the real cause

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