Prevents the anti-selection scripts from web pages.
Don't Touch My Selection: Prevents anti-selection scripts
"Don't Touch My Selection" is a Firefox add-on that prevents anti-selection event handlers and styles on web pages, allowing users to freely select text.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 12.97K
Ranking
# 28,168
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary
It prevents anti-selection event handlers like document.body.onselectstart
or anti-selection styles like user-select: none
from web pages.
How to use? You just click "Prevent anti-selection" button (the extension icon on the top) on the web page that prevents to selection.
It's open source! https://github.com/iamdual/dont-touch-my-selection
User reviews
Works as advertised on e.g. this website: https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/70s-country-songs/ I appreciate that this only runs when requested, so it won't run the risk of breaking other websites.
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Don't Touch My Selection does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Don't Touch My Selection has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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