Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger 2023.10.31 has been released for all supported browsers.

The new version blocks embedded Tweets by default, replacing them with click-to-activate placeholders.

This opt-in approach to loading external but potentially desirable widgets protects privacy while giving you control over when the widgets get to load.

To install Privacy Badger, visit https://privacybadger.org/.

Privacy Badger

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Nov 7, 2023 at 7:53pmWeb
Show threadSecret SquirrelNov 9, 2023
@privacybadger Thank you, EFF!
Show threadTâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國Nov 9, 2023
@privacybadger
I didn't see any click-to-activate placeholders. 👀
Show threadPrivacy BadgerNov 9, 2023

@TimMaddog There is a Tweet embedded in the following article. If you have the latest Privacy Badger, you should see a Privacy Badger placeholder instead of the Tweet.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/11/21433228/microsoft-xbox-series-x-hidden-video-phil-spencer-july-2020

Microsoft hid the Xbox Series S in plain sight and nobody noticed

Microsoft hid its unannounced Xbox Series S console in a series of videos back in July. Xbox chief Phil Spencer appeared with the console hiding on his shelves, months before its official announcement.

The Verge
Show threadTâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國Nov 9, 2023
@privacybadger
It showed up on that site, but yesterday on comicsands.com, IIRC, embedded Tweets were invisible.
Show threadPrivacy BadgerNov 9, 2023
@TimMaddog Yeah, widget replacement is not perfect and will fail to work on some sites. We will keep making it work better though. You can help by reporting problems using the Report Broken Site button in Privacy Badger’s popup. To open the popup, click on PB’s icon in your browser toolbar.
Show threadPrivacy BadgerDec 7, 2023
@TimMaddog OK, Tweet replacement should start working on that website after your Privacy Badger updates to 2023.12.1.