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A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives.

47 mentions on Hacker News by 39 people: 1 story, 46 comments · first 2019-11-15 · latest 2024-01-14

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  1. …Install Freetube client ( https://freetubeapp.io ). 2) Install Privacy Redirect browser extension ( https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect#get ). 3) In the browser extension's "Advanced" settings tab, enable the "Use Freetube…
    comment by biglyburrito · 2024-01-14 · in YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled
  2. …or outrage algorithms. I think based on your comment that this might be of interest to you. [0]: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect/
    comment by sebastiennight · 2023-05-02 · in AI Generated Propaganda
  3. …included Wikiless. [0]: https://framagit.org/tom79/nitterizeme/-/issues/61#note_1122... [1]: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect/issues/232#...
    comment by noirscape · 2023-04-07 · in Codeberg – Fast open source alternative to GitHub
  4. …instances or existing third party ones. It's a game changer both for privacy and UX. [0]: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by achairapart · 2023-01-29 · in Ask HN: Is StackOverflow Dying?
  5. Thanks, I'll look into it. Here are the links for both projects: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect/ LibRedirect looks good!
    comment by cf100clunk · 2022-11-29 · in Nitter.it: Unavailable for Legal Reasons
  6. How does this compare against the similar Privacy Redirect? https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by NackerHughes · 2022-09-20 · in LibRedirect: Redirect YouTube, Twitter, Instagram to privacy friendly services
  7. https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by sprremix · 2022-08-25 · in John Carmack on avoiding distractions
  8. …user experience if you just want to lurk. Configure your browser to automatically redirect: • https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect#custom-inst... • https://einaregilsson.com/redirector/ (use for Imgur → Rimgo until Privacy…
    comment by bmn__ · 2022-08-25 · in John Carmack on avoiding distractions
  9. …get all the content you care minus the atrocious algos (plus some obvious privacy bonus). [0]: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by achairapart · 2022-08-23 · in Tell HN: Had to delete my YouTube account
  10. …there's already a fork of mentioned extension but it's available for manual installation [2] [1] - https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [2] - https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect
    comment by pndy · 2022-05-12 · in Twitter CEO fires two top executives, freezes hiring
  11. Privacy redirect or libRedirect https://github.com/libredirect/LibRedirect https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by vorejdajo · 2022-05-09 · in eBay Robbed This Man of $4700 and Suspended His Account When He Asked Questions
  12. I use this: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by jordemort · 2022-05-04 · in What are your most used self-hosted applications?
  13. …Are you sure you want to uninstall this app? [OK]. [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [2] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [3] https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect
    comment by Ourgon · 2022-03-15 · in Android 12 forces you to choose a default browser unless you disable Chrome
  14. …instead https://nitter.net/flobo09/status/1502645866204704773 No need to login either. I have seen https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect linked here so I use it.
    comment by rejectfinite · 2022-03-14 · in Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer
  15. …No login prompt, no dark patterns, no JavaScript [0] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter [1] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [2] https://f-droid.org/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme/
    comment by Georgelemental · 2022-03-09 · in Twitter's new Tor onion service
  16. https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by bmn__ · 2022-03-09 · in China's state media buys Meta ads pushing Russia's line on war
  17. You can also use https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect to auto redirect from twitter to nitter
    comment by shosca · 2022-03-09 · in Twitter's new Tor onion service
  18. …in the anchor tags. Edit: Just saw someone mention this extension which could be a better option https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by ziml77 · 2022-02-22 · in Ask HN: Can we ban Twitter links, please?
  19. Better yet, using this extension: Privacy Redirect[0] [0]: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by achairapart · 2022-02-22 · in Ask HN: Can we ban Twitter links, please?
  20. …to a alternative Twitter frontend (like Nitter)—Twitter threads are much nicer to read. ―――――― ¹ — https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect ² — https://github.com/smmr-software/privacy-redirect-safari
    comment by arm · 2022-02-22 · in Ask HN: Can we ban Twitter links, please?
  21. …7. https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers#readme 8. https://decentraleyes.org/ 9. https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by Anthony-G · 2022-02-06 · in Play Wordle from Your Terminal
  22. Privacy Redirect firefox browser plugin can do that: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by StingyJelly · 2022-02-06 · in Cool ice formations my friend discovered on his deck this morning
  23. …great. The Privacy Redirect extension can automatically redirect your Twitter page loads to Nitter: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect If you are on Android, you can also use the free and open source Fritter client to view…
    comment by commoner · 2022-01-28 · in Tell HN: Twitter is growing increasingly unusable without an account
  24. …does the author highlight the privacy implications of this. As mentioned in another comment, https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect seems to be more relevant for privacy minded folks.
    comment by notfoss · 2021-12-24 · in Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends
  25. …is out of scope. Have you tried a more full-featured privacy service redirector? Google brought up https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect .
    comment by nathcd · 2021-12-24 · in Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends
  26. …browser addon is available for Mozilla Firefox [1], Google Chrome [2] and Microsoft Edge [3]. [0] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redir... [2]…
    comment by mendel5 · 2021-12-20 · in Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms
  27. Try Privacy Redirect extension, it supports libreddit and teddit "proxies" - https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by pndy · 2021-12-12 · in Tell HN: Use i.reddit.com on mobile to avoid annoying modal app nags
  28. https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by tfehring · 2021-11-26 · in B.1.1.529
  29. https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect/blob/master... looks like it's a 3958 npm dependencies project :)
    comment by GoblinSlayer · 2021-10-19 · in Privacy Redirect: Redirects browser requests to privacy-friendly alternatives
  30. …yet. This might be partly due to how difficult automating the detection of this would be. [1] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect/issues/171 [2] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect/issues/48 [3]…
    comment by circularfoyers · 2021-10-18 · in Privacy Redirect: Redirects browser requests to privacy-friendly alternatives
  31. …redirect Twitter to nitter [2] which is a much better experience for someone without an account. 1 https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect 2 https://nitter.net/
    comment by jhot · 2021-10-16 · in Ghost CEO lectures locked out customer about empathy
  32. …driven, alternative frontends are another user movement? I saw the PR for scribe.rip to be added to https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect - a Browser extension redirecting twitter, instagram etc. I welcome this development.
    comment by flas9sd · 2021-10-13 · in Scribe – An alternative front-end to Medium
  33. …seamless https use). PR for integration in Privacy Redirect - rewrites links and embeds on pages: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect/pull/303 I hope that software like this will increase and that more people start running…
    comment by 3np · 2021-10-08 · in Show HN: Rimgu – Self-hosted free and ad/trackless front end for imgur
  34. …than any public instance. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redir... [2] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by hagbard_c · 2021-09-27 · in Prevent Google from mangling search result links when click/copying on Firefox
  35. …you can use the Privacy Redirect extension to automatically redirect Twitter requests to Nitter: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect And if you are on Android, you can also use the Fritter client without a Twitter account:…
    comment by commoner · 2021-09-01 · in Bare metal Apple M1 Debian at 4K 60
  36. …Nightly on Android. [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extensio... [2] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect/issues/140#...
    comment by the_third_wave · 2021-08-24 · in Nitter: Alternative Twitter Front-End
  37. …or Fennec F-Droid[1]), the Privacy Redirect extension will redirect all Twitter requests to Nitter: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [1] Instructions for enabling custom extensions on Firefox Nightly or forks of Firefox on…
    comment by commoner · 2021-08-24 · in Twitter starts to require login to view tweets
  38. …as an add-on to automatically redirect you to nitter, openstreetmaps, invidious and others: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect I especially like how it replaces Youtube embeds with invidious embeds.
    comment by MayeulC · 2021-08-19 · in Why wild foxes led you to treasure in Skyrim
  39. Corresponding browser add-on: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by bmn__ · 2021-08-19 · in Why wild foxes led you to treasure in Skyrim
  40. …redirect [2] it's pretty seamless. [1]: https://nitter.42l.fr/Foone/status/1423082372795305985 [2]: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by black_puppydog · 2021-08-05 · in System on SO-DIMM
  41. …Privacy Redirect (browser extension that redirects to these front-ends): https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect Barinsta (open source Instagram client for Android): https://github.com/austinhuang0131/barinsta
    comment by commoner · 2021-05-15 · in Bibliogram – Open-source front-end for Instagram
  42. You can use this extension: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect and use the "use a random instance" option
    comment by blewboarwastake · 2021-04-09 · in Links are not buttons (2013)
  43. ... or libreddit via privacy-redirect https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by jjgreen · 2021-02-26 · in Protest note about user privacy changes by Reddit
  44. …(and I think there is one for instagram as well), check out the Privacy Redirect addon[0]. [0] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
    comment by chewzerita · 2020-07-17 · in NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client
  45. …— not really privacy, or blocker related, but I find the new Reddit interface a dumpster fire [6] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [7] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [8] https://github.com/tats/w3m [9]…
    comment by jamesponddotco · 2020-06-26 · in Ask HN: Do you use an Ad/Content blockers?
  46. There is also https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect which works for both firefox and chrome
    comment by trickstra · 2019-11-15 · in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube