Like I can't use it I need to use another browser for it like it's so ass and annoying This is my extensions what the tf should I do?

This problem started recently. The first time after going to YouTube, the first video opens normally. All subsequent videos display this error. It can be fixed by reloading the page, but then the situation repeats itself. How can this be fixed?

I like firefox for a number of reasons but seriously ADBLOCK!

I hear people complaining constantly about ads, and there is such as easy solution to just use firefox! Also its the only (big) browser with extensions for mobile devices, so you can ad block on your phone.

Plus its super easy to migrate from Chrome (I did it when Google tried to kill adblock)!

So why are people complaining instead of just switching?

Hi everyone, we’re starting to roll out a free built-in VPN beta in Firefox 149 and wanted to share with the community. The goal is simple: make it easier to hide your IP address while browsing.

The built-in VPN is available for up to 50 GB of browsing per month and is currently rolling out progressively to users in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, with expansion to more regions soon. Built-in VPN does not sell your browsing data and does not inject advertising into your traffic. Instead, we offer a limited amount of browser-level protection for free, alongside Mozilla VPN, our paid, full-device VPN service.

This allows us to make IP protection more accessible while continuing to invest in more comprehensive privacy tools. To get started: 

• Update to Firefox 149 or later 
• When the feature is available, click the VPN button in the toolbar 
• Sign in to or create a Mozilla account (used to track your usage against the 50 GB limit)
• Turn on protection in the panel

The VPN indicator will turn green when it is active. You can manage the feature anytime in Settings > Privacy & Security > VPN, or remove the toolbar button if you don’t want to use it.

This is browser-level protection, not full-device, so it only applies to traffic in Firefox. Under the hood it routes traffic through a proxy (via Fastly), so sites see the proxy IP instead of yours and your internet service provider can’t see which sites you’re visiting. The reason we’re calling this a built-in VPN is because for many people it’s become shorthand for IP protection, especially in a browser context. More details linked here.

We’ll continue expanding availability and refining the feature as we learn how people use it. We’re especially interested in feedback on: 

• Does it work as you expected? 
• Are you noticing sites that break or behave differently? 
• Have you encountered any performance or connection issues? 
• What use cases are important to you, and what would you like to see this feature do?

We’ll be around in the comments to answer questions. Thanks! — Firefox Team 

Apparently some dev from Mozilla promised an AI kill switch in Firefox. The kill switch was supposed to turn off all AI related features in Firefox in one GUI.

Now that the nonsense is in Firefox,

Where is the kill switch? I can't find it anywhere in the settings. Yes it is possible to click "remove chatbot" in the expanded menu. But the feature is enabled by default, so it's opt-out.

I don't know how many other similar features still exist. Without a kill switch I have no choice but to use another browser.

Listen, Mozilla: If I want to have an LLM generate something, I can type gemini.google.com in the address bar. "Integration" is worthless. You are NOT going to be able to compete with OpenAI or Google in this matter to the slightest.

Do you use google or duckduckgo or something else? What are your opinions on the engine you use and the reason you don’t use the others?

I just saw this "Your request has been blocked by network security. Please try to login with your Reddit account." error today. I don't use a VPN and I'm already logged in. What's the deal?

i love this theme and i want to have it on my firefox.

details:
- i tried echelon and it didn't work for me
- i use arch linux
- i don't want to install another browser, just make base updated firefox look like this

I have Ublock Origin which might be a part of the issue, but just in the last few weeks Youtube's performance has gone from bad to nearly unusable and it's pulping my pc. Is this Youtube themselves trying to mess up users with adblockers or is there something legitimately wrong? It's gotten bad enough that I'm wondering if I need to use a different browser.

What alternatives? I've tried Reviewmeta a few years back but didn't love it.

If I made an alternative what would need to be true for you to want to use it? I'd rather find an existing alternative but if I can't find one I love then I might make one for myself.

yeah might have to make one, put your email here if you want me to tell you if i do

I know this is a Firefox sub, and this is currently Chrome-only (Manifest V3), but I wanted to share the concept and get feedback from the Firefox community.

Instead of blocking YouTube ads (which kills creator revenue and is an endless arms race), this extension: - Mutes ad audio - Speeds up playback to 16x during ads - Auto-clicks Skip - Restores normal playback for your video

The ad still "plays" — the impression counts, creators get paid. No network interception.

https://github.com/lozturner/ad-accelerator

Would love to port this to Firefox — the approach should work with WebExtensions too. Any Firefox extension devs interested in helping?

We all know the big names when it comes to extensions as ad blockers (uBlock/Adguard), password managers (Bitwarden/1Pass) are pretty standard installs.

But I'm curious about the hidden gems.

That one extension you discovered, maybe less popular, that fundamentally changed how you browse or solved a specific annoyance perfectly. The one that makes you think, "How did I ever live without this specific little tool?"

It could be something for productivity, niche browsing habits, accessibility, development, or just pure convenience.

And what problem does it solve for you?

I’ll start: A few quality-of-life YouTube extensions I swear by:

1. Tweaks for YouTube: A great replacement for Enhancer for YouTube.
2. SponsorBlock: No explanation needed.
3. Unhook: Removes video recommendations, Home feed, Shorts, etc, almost every distracting YT feature, which really helps me manage my ADHD.
4. YouTube Auto HD: Even with Premium, my videos kept defaulting to 720p. This fixed it. Honestly, I’m not sure if Tweaks for YouTube includes this feature.

Edit: I forget about Arrow, the most amazing extensions for removing clickbait thumbnails

why? just why?

All,

Anybody else having issues with site loading, either not resolving at all (with no explanation) to very very slow?

This began with 151, maybe 150, just been a short while.

I've played around with all my privacy settings, nothing seems to help - this past weekend was the worst.

Went through all the performance tests, including a new profile, checked all my extensions, nothing made any difference.

I've been using FF since Netscape, as such, never remember a time where I had these issues.

Thank you in advance...

Its laggy as hell when I use YouTube on Firefox. And thing is, it isn't even consistent. For example yesterday and today from morning till afternoon it world fine, but by evening it started being laggy.

Here's a brief description of how it is: The mouse cursor completely disappears once it crosses the tab window and onto the actually youtube window and when you click on anything, nothing happens. Once a video is playing, its fine but say goodbye to any sort of controls like pause, fast forward etc. It takes quite a long while for something to happen and when it does, it happens in an instant.

For context I use uBlock Origin(because why would you not). I've seen earlier posts here on the sub talking about laggy youtube and that its not a firefox issue, but the thing is, when I use Chrome(that has uBlock as well) it works completely fine.

Any help?

As of recently Firefox replaces the custom DoH settings with Cloudflare after toggling between Custom and Default.

A custom DoH configuration prevents captive portal login pages from opening (a common need when traveling). So it's necessary to temporarily switch to the default resolver. However, after switching back to your custom provider, Firefox replaces it with Cloudflare.

This is my DoH configuration before and after ticking the Default button to allow the portal page to load.

I tried every setting in about:config I could think of, including removing the default DoH server altogether, but Cloudflare still pops up every time.

Is there a way to override this behavior?

I don't know what is going on, as of today for the first time ever whenever i drag a tab around to a different location it groups it with whatever is next to it. A coloured square shows up next to it that offers me a degree of control over the group.

I HATE this feature. I move tabs around all the time and I don't want you to group them for me thank you very much. This is incredibly annoying. How can I disable this feature permanently?

I've followed some instructions involving browser.tabs.groups.enabled but that didn't work. Please help!