Consumer Reports tests VPNs... but won't allow you to log in while using one.

njordomir@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 318 points –
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Works for me

79 tabs is a bit much

I just permanently have a ∞ symbol on Firefox Android

Why so many tabs

Because I just close Firefox and move on to another app, I don't see tabs like on the desktop version and they don't close when the app closes, so they stay open perpetually until I close them manually.

Why don't you just set Firefox to close tabs and wipe data on quit. That's what I do

I have it set up to close any tabs that are 2 weeks old.

Why don't you just close them immediately?

Because that's an extra step. Also, I might need it again in the next 2 weeks.

Can't you just reopen them?

Finding them again may be a hard task.

I keep tabs open because I hope to finish reading them, sometimes I even do

Sure, if I do the same search and click on the same link again. Or I could type "lasa" and tap the button to switch to the tab with the lasagne recipe I have open.

I'm guessing you're not logged in. The landing page works, but the members area, where the full ratings are, will show the above screen when I'm on VPN.

Interesting. I know sometimes certain VPNs work with Netflix while others get flagged as VPNs. I wonder if your provider just has some fresh IPs that haven't been added to whatever block lists these companies use.

You might be using an endpoint that people have used for attacks recently. I think all of the website protection tools have some sort of temporary IP blocking mechanism.

Nice to see Firefox in the wild 🙃

We're on lemmy/kbin, Firefox and its forks are probably the most common browser here.

I knew this comment was coming. :) FF Crew Represent!

52 tabs?!

After 99 you just get a ♾️ symbol

On Chromium-based browsers, after 99, you get ":D".

That's right, Chrome had the smiley before I deleted it from my phone. FF uses the infinity sign. Thanks for catching that.

Dunno about op, but for me: various self-hosted interfaces, info for projects in-progress (easily 5-10/project), a few different forums I frequent, interesting stuff I don't have time for now but will return to when I do.

Bookmarks get lost/forgotten as I don't make a point to view them to remember them. Open tabs remind me of their contents every time I switch tabs so I'm much morr likely to return to them. I'm also lazy and don't want to re-open the same sites I frequent nearly daily.

Currently only have 21 open, but that's been much larger.

That's pretty good for me. Usually I have the smiley face and just mass delete my tabs every time I flash my device.

I also had this issue. At least tell me why you are blocking me!

Why do you have 52 tabs open. That might be a problem.

Trust me it's normal

Even when I try not doing it, it still happens