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why won't firefox allow some websites to be viewed?

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When I try to view an account at my bank, Firefox requires me to click allow before bringing up the page. How do I get this to stop?

When I try to view an account at my bank, Firefox requires me to click allow before bringing up the page. How do I get this to stop?

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What is the message to the left of the Allow button or should I say, what are you having to allow? There are a couple different settings that could be in play, such as redirects, popups, plugins...

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This?

  • Firefox > Options/Preferences > Advanced > General : Accessibility : [ ] "Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page"

The setting in "Options > Advanced > General" is meant as an accessibility feature, as you can see by the label of that section, so that people with disabilities or people who use screen readers do not get confused and is not meant as a safety protection to stop redirecting.

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