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Cookies are spontaneously blocked and end up in my exceptions list as blocked when visiting some sites.

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LJlj
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Maybe this is associated with NoScript? I try to allow scripts on some sites (guardian.com, for instance) and occasionally get nowhere; things won't load. Eventually I think to check in Firefox's Options> Security>cookie Exceptions and find the site listed as blocked. Happens often with many sites, but not every time. Has happened even if I've put a site in the Exceptions as Allow. Is there a way to fix this?

Maybe this is associated with NoScript? I try to allow scripts on some sites (guardian.com, for instance) and occasionally get nowhere; things won't load. Eventually I think to check in Firefox's Options> Security>cookie Exceptions and find the site listed as blocked. Happens often with many sites, but not every time. Has happened even if I've put a site in the Exceptions as Allow. Is there a way to fix this?

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FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?

Separate Issue; Your System Details shows;

Installed Plug-ins

Shockwave Flash 19.0 r0 Shockwave Flash 16.0 r0
Having more than one version of a program may cause issues. You must remove the older programs. Then get the current full installer.

Note: Edge on Win10 does not use ActiveX version but its own Flash.

Flash: Grab the uninstaller from here: Uninstall Flash Player | Windows Uninstall Flash Player | Mac

Then reinstall the latest version.

Flash Player Version 19.0.0.226
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Note: Windows users should download the ‘’’active_x’’’ for “Internet Explorer,” and the ‘’’plugin’’’ for “Plugin-based browsers” (like Firefox).

Adobe still offers Flash 18.0.0.255 as its extended support release further down

cor-el
cor-el
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This is mlore likely a problem with other content blocking extensions like BetterPrivacy or Ghostery.

If you use extensions (Firefox menu button/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) that can block content (e.g. Adblock Plus, NoScript, Flash Block, Ghostery, and others) then make sure that such extensions aren't blocking content.

LJlj
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Okay, cleaning up my Flash player didn't help (I know it wasn't expected to). Running Firefox in safe mode kinda confirms that it's associated with NoScript; with scripts running it doesn't happen. Maybe I should be on a NoScript forum?

On the sites support.mozilla.org, and theguardian.com/us there are initially no cookies blocked with NoScript set to "temporarily allow all this page". But if I click on a link and open a daughter tab, the Options>Privacy>Exceptions now shows cookies for that site blocked-- 2 to 5 times. So worse, even. Just logging in on the mozilla site made 5 listings of the cookie block appear, without any NoScript right-clicking.

LJlj
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Also just refreshed this page, and a block was put on cookies from support.mozilla.org, with the NoScript status of temporarily allowing this page being unchanged.