Flashblock is a discontinued Flash content-filtering Firefox extension for Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey.

Extension

Flashblock allows users to prevent page elements, such as HTML object tag browser plug-ins and

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, from being displayed. Flashblock neither stops the download of Flash content nor does it prevent its execution completely. The extension uses XBL and CSS to prevent elements of Silverlight,

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and

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from being displayed. Flashblock does not prevent the elements from being downloaded. Flashblock provides a mechanism that allows users to display the blocked elements by clicking on them, or by

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ing. Flashblock is based on a bookmarklet by Jesse Ruderman.

Reception

In 2006, ''

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'' recommended Flashblock, and described it as one of the most popular Firefox extensions. ''

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'' advocated its use in 2009. It was reviewed by download.com in 2011, by

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, and in 2016 Tomsguide.com included it in its "40 Best Firefox Browser Add-Ons".

References

External links

* {{Official, flashblock.mozdev.org Online advertising Free Firefox legacy extensions

Extension

Reception

See also

References

External links