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Consent Blocker
An ad blocker but for consent, formerly Google Consent
What is Consent Blocker?
Consent Blocker is a Firefox add-on that blocks consent dialogs on websites. It injects consent cookies or blocks requests to consent management platforms. Supported CMPs include CIVIC UK, Cookiebot, Evidon, IAB Europe, OneTrust, OpenCMP, Sourcepoint, TrustArc, Borlabs, snigel, and more. It also supports popular sites like Google, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, NPR, and Yahoo. You can disable blocking for specific sites and the add-on provides options to auto-reload pages and view the browser action toolbar.
Stats
This add-on was removed from Firefox Browser Add-ons on
2023-09-14
By:
defkev
Users:
1,500
Rating:
4.73
(48)
Creation date:
2020-09-06
Weekly download count:
38
Firefox on Android:
Yes
Risk impact:
High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
High risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- *://*/*
- contextualIdentities
- cookies
- tabs
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- webNavigation
Size:
76.14K
Stats date:
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Not available on Edge
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Summary
Blocks consent dialogs by either injecting the consent cookie(s)/storage item(s) or blocking requests to the consent management platform.
Supported CMPs:
- CIVIC UK (civiccomputing.com)
- Cookiebot (cookiebot.com)
- Evidon (evidon.com)
- IAB Europe (consensu.org)
- OneTrust (cookielaw.org, cookiepro.com)
- OpenCMP (opencmp.net)
- Sourcepoint (sourcepoint.com)
- TrustArc (trustarc.com)
- Borlabs (borlabs.io/borlabs-cookie)
- snigel (snigel.com/adconsent)
- and more...
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Blocks consent pop-ups
- Helps with cookie dialogs
- Works well on most websites
- Stops redirecting to Google consent page
Cons
- Cannot export exceptions
- Possible memory leak issue
- Difficult to contact developer for support
- Some websites become inaccessible
Most mentioned
- Blocks consent pop-ups
- YouTube compatibility
- Cannot export exceptions
- Memory leak issue
Recent reviews
Used to work great.
but stopped working for YouTube a couple of weeks ago, and a few days ago for all other Google services.
by
Alex, 2023-09-13
Safety
Risk impact
Consent Blocker is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Consent Blocker if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Consent Blocker may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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