Firefox appears to be bulk removing extensions with no explanation

10 pointsposted 11 hours ago
by newswangerd

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chancitag

10 hours ago

Possibly related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47724118

- In the blog post the author finds many extensions plausibly pushing malware or other harm, with Mozilla ostensibly asleep at the wheel. Many plugs the author is working with then disappear, indicating the Moz may be conducting a purge of extensions.