AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV

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AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV

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Due to a spinal disc bulge impinging the sciatic nerve, my mobility is, temporarily, curtailed. I cannot sit at my desk and surf instead with my iPad and my SmartTV. I’m using Firefox on my SmartTV and browsing YouTube. I cannot figure out how to block ads. (It might be pain med fog causing the interference.)

Can anyone tell me if there is Adblock for the SmartTV Firefox app? . . . And how to install and use it?
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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV

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I don't have anything 'smart' but as far as I can see from a few quick Google searches, Firefox on Android behaves much the same as FF on Windows and you can install advert blocking addons. The process is just the same:
In FF, click on the options / 'hamburger' icon in the top right
then click on 'Add-ons'
use the search bar to find the add-on you want, to block ads I'd recomend 'uBlock Origin'

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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV

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I fully agree with Ken's recommendation. I use uBlock Origin, Adblock Plus and Poper Blocker all together in Google Chrome. If any site insists in showing ads to let me in after I blocked them I add that site to my blocked sites, result: annoyances gone.
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Claude wrote:...I use uBlock Origin, Adblock Plus and Poper Blocker all together in Google Chrome...
Really? I thought running multiple adblockers was like running multiple anti-virus apps, Not A Good ThingTM

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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV

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From things I've read on the web, the Samsung SmartTV I have runs an os called Tizen. I've also read that AdBlock does not run as an app on Tizen. From my experience, I cannot access add-ons when running the Firefox app on the SmartTV.

If anyone has done this successfully, I'd appreciate knowing how you did it.

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Re: AdBlock for Firefox on SmartTV

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stuck wrote:Really? I thought running multiple adblockers was like running multiple anti-virus apps, Not A Good ThingTM
Ken
There were some ads (forgotten by now which ones) sneaking past just one blocker, hence I use multiples. As there is no noticeable speed degradation I leave them all active.
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Claude wrote:...As there is no noticeable speed degradation I leave them all active.
Well I never, you learn something everyday.

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