▲ 1122 ▼ CNN blocks Firefox with uBo (lemmus.org) submitted 2 years ago by kinnce_of_p3rs14@lemmus.org to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 189 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years ago (3 children) Says you're using Brave... permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] gingernate@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah I'm using Firefox with ubo and was not blocked when I visited cnn.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not doubting OP, I just wanted to make sure I was reading the same post as everyone else. Weird that CNN flagged FF as Brave. Could also be a VPN issue, either on or off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I just assumed that it was some kind of boiler plate message, but it makes sense that OP's user agent is Brave, using FF or not. I take it back, FF and had the same problem, just not on their front page. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kinnce_of_p3rs14@lemmus.org [S] 0 points 2 years ago Read retard, refresh permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just visited in Brave and not getting any warnings on desktop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Samueru@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Same here permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago I'll give them benefit of the doubt and assume they're using the brave user agent in Firefox. If that's the case the solution is simple, switch back to Firefox user agent. Or use Chrome as your user agent, you can whitelist specific sites to use any user agent you want permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gingernate@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah I'm using Firefox with ubo and was not blocked when I visited cnn.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not doubting OP, I just wanted to make sure I was reading the same post as everyone else. Weird that CNN flagged FF as Brave. Could also be a VPN issue, either on or off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I just assumed that it was some kind of boiler plate message, but it makes sense that OP's user agent is Brave, using FF or not. I take it back, FF and had the same problem, just not on their front page. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kinnce_of_p3rs14@lemmus.org [S] 0 points 2 years ago Read retard, refresh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not doubting OP, I just wanted to make sure I was reading the same post as everyone else. Weird that CNN flagged FF as Brave. Could also be a VPN issue, either on or off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I just assumed that it was some kind of boiler plate message, but it makes sense that OP's user agent is Brave, using FF or not. I take it back, FF and had the same problem, just not on their front page. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* I just assumed that it was some kind of boiler plate message, but it makes sense that OP's user agent is Brave, using FF or not. I take it back, FF and had the same problem, just not on their front page. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kinnce_of_p3rs14@lemmus.org [S] 0 points 2 years ago Read retard, refresh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just visited in Brave and not getting any warnings on desktop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Samueru@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Same here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago I'll give them benefit of the doubt and assume they're using the brave user agent in Firefox. If that's the case the solution is simple, switch back to Firefox user agent. Or use Chrome as your user agent, you can whitelist specific sites to use any user agent you want permalink fedilink source parent
