From: Colin Watson Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 19:15:48 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Kitten Block equivalent for Firefox 57 X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3e37d07854ac380d21c4d4ed8877f155767ccf00;p=blog.git Kitten Block equivalent for Firefox 57 --- diff --git a/content/kitten-block-equivalent-for-firefox-57.md b/content/kitten-block-equivalent-for-firefox-57.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a5fec256 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/kitten-block-equivalent-for-firefox-57.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Title: Kitten Block equivalent for Firefox 57 +Slug: kitten-block-equivalent-for-firefox-57 +Date: +Tags: firefox, planet-debian, planet-ubuntu + +I've been using [Kitten +Block](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kitten-block/) for +years, since I don't really need the blood pressure spike caused by +accidentally following links to certain UK newspapers. Unfortunately it +hasn't been ported to Firefox 57. I tried emailing the author a couple of +months ago, but my email bounced. + +However, if your primary goal is just to block the websites in question +rather than seeing kitten pictures as such (let's face it, the internet is +not short of alternative sources of kitten pictures), then it's easy to do +with [uBlock +Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/). +After installing the extension if necessary, go to Tools → Add-ons → +Extensions → uBlock Origin → Preferences → My filters, and add +`www.dailymail.co.uk` and `www.express.co.uk`, each on its own line. (Of +course you can easily add more if you like.) Voilà: instant tranquility.