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Is there a Firefox add-on that removes the DDoS code on archive.ph? (feddit.org)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Lemmchen@feddit.org to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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(Edited) Context: https://social.coop/@eb/115902323900229756

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[–] pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

uBlock Origin default filterlist EasyPrivacy is doing the job

||gyrovague.com^$domain=archive.fo|archive.is|archive.li|archive.md|archive.ph|archive.today|archive.vn|btdig.com

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 1 points 5 days ago

Thank you.

[–] hexagonwin 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

what do you even mean by "DDoS code on archive.ph"

[–] unskilled5117@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Could you provide a source for your claim that archive.ph is DDOSing others? I couldn’t find any information on that

[–] exussum@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Archive.ph would then be susceptible to DDOS attacks.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Could someone explain what is happening here? Does Firefox have a builtin protection against DDOS specifically for Archive.ph? And why does it have it, why this specific site? Is there a protection for other sites too? I'm a bit confused here why Firefox itself would DDOS the site.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

When you visit archive.ph, your computer is used to DDoS a critic of archive.ph.

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How?

[–] exussum@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

A browser is just another network program. An add-on can do it, a program that can bypass protections can be written. Such an add-on would be used as an example to achieve that.

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This is so weird. The HN comments do not fail to point out that the OP is looking to create some kind of situation. It seems someone has a personal vendetta and it isn't archive.ph.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46624740

Edit: After reading the Mastodon comments, this is kind of dumb.

In addition: Behind the complaints: Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Tampermonkey and a custom script?

Why are you going to a site that DDoSes other sites? Is that not a dealbreaker to you?

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

There's no good alternative for the service.