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Growth · April 30, 2014

Blocking JavaScript execution reliably in Chromium-based browsers

Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc. - Blocking javascript execution reliably in Chromium based browsers · gorhill/httpswitchboard Wiki

Blocking JavaScript execution reliably in Chromium-based browsers launched on April 30, 2014 with 7 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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What it does

Unfortunately, more often than not, my attempts at explaining that it is indeed possible to block javascript execution reliably in a Chromium-based browser are quickly dismissed with no visible attempts, from my point of view, to really understand how it works, so that there can be a genuine assessment of how reliable it is. Months ago, I unexpectedly found myself writing an extension for Chromium to enhance security. Nothing was planned, it just happened after I started hacking with the API "just to see" how all this worked. It's called HTTP Switchboard [1], and as I entertain the idea of slapping "v1.0" on it at this point, I am still faced with the myth "[Chromium-based browser] can't…from github.com

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