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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026

Other websites (like Slashdot and Core77) load computer-destroying scripts (often as part of an anti-adblock strategy). For these, I use "Javascript Toggle On and Off," which lets you create a blacklist of websites that aren't allowed to run any scripts: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... 38/

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JavaScript Toggle On and Off (WebExtension) – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download JavaScript Toggle On and Off (WebExtension) for Firefox. Toggle JavaScript engine on and off the easy way

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026

Some websites (like Yahoo) load *so much crap* that they defeat all of these countermeasures. For these websites, I use the "Element Blocker" plug-in, which lets you delete parts of the web-page, either for a single session, or permanently: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... 39/

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Element Blocker – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download Element Blocker for Firefox. Block popups, banners, chat widgets, notification bars, and more from appearing on any website.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026

It's ridiculous that websites put so many barriers up to a pleasant reading experience. A slow-moving avalanche of enshittogenic phenomena got us here. There's corporate enshittification, like Google/Meta's monopolization of ads and Meta/Twitter's crushing of the open web. 40/

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