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Why can I suddenly NOT get a link to New York Times articles to open since the last update. It accuses me of being a bot!

Why can I suddenly NOT get a link to New York Times articles to open since the last update. It accuses me of being a bot!

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Hi! This sounds like an issue with your browser’s User-Agent or a security filter on the New York Times site. After the latest update, Firefox might be getting flagged as suspicious.

Try this:

1. Open about:config in the Firefox address bar.


2. Search for: privacy.resistFingerprinting


3. If it's set to true, change it to false.


4. Restart Firefox and try again.


Also try:

Opening the link in a Private Window (Ctrl+Shift+P).

Temporarily disabling extensions like uBlock, Privacy Badger, etc.

Checking if you're using a VPN or proxy, which might trigger blocks.


Hope this helps! Sebastian

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It was already on False. I don't have those extensions. (I just have an adblocker that I've had forever and it has never been a problem.) And I do have a VPN. NYT has always worked with the VPN, and nothing changes if I turn it off. This is what I keep getting, attached.

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Hello,

Our Webcompat team is looking into the issue. I'll keep you updated.

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One more question: what OS version do you have?

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Thaks for your help. Its Win 10.

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