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===Browser Addons===
===Browser Addons===


* '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ uBlock Origin]''' is the only ad blocker you need, but it's more than that. You can block all kinds of stuff. E.g. you can get blocklists from [Stephen Black](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/) to block fake news, porn, social media or gambling sites. You can also block individual elements that you don't like on sites to give them a more clear appearance.
* '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ uBlock Origin]''' is the only ad blocker you need, but it's more than that. You can block all kinds of stuff. E.g. you can get blocklists from [https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/ Stephen Black] to block fake news, porn, social media or gambling sites. You can also block individual elements that you don't like on sites to give them a more clear appearance.
* '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cloud-firewall/ Cloud Firewall]''' is an awesome addon that can completely block connections to Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Cloudflare including sites or elements hosted on their clouds.
* '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cloud-firewall/ Cloud Firewall]''' is an awesome addon that can completely block connections to Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Cloudflare including sites or elements hosted on their clouds.
* '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/ https Everywhere]''' Is another must-have that lets you browse the web via secure https if possible and block sites that don't have https set up or at least warn before you access them.
* '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/ https Everywhere]''' Is another must-have that lets you browse the web via secure https if possible and block sites that don't have https set up or at least warn before you access them.