Facebook and Instagram global block stopped working

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Brad

• November 22, 2024 19:20

Anybody else notice this? Have rebooted and deleted/recreated the rules, the rebooted again. (Purple). The Twitter block still works though. 

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  Firewalla

  • November 22, 2024 19:37

  Check and see if your browser is using DoH or if Private browsing get turned on.  These are the most common problems. You can find more on these here https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/29655921011347-What-to-do-if-Firewalla-s-blocking-features-aren-t-working

   

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  Brad

  • November 22, 2024 21:55
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  Both sites get blocked with Firefox, but not macOS/iOS Safari. I get the privacy warning on all Apple devices, so it's not private browsing. Safari doesn't have a DoH setting. Also why would the Twitter block work correctly?

   

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  Firewalla

  • November 22, 2024 21:58

  Likely your iOS or MAC is using private relay. You can turn that off, or tap on rules, add a rule with blocking https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/16524616298771-Blocking-Apple-Private-Relay-Using-Firewalla

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  Brad

  • November 23, 2024 04:50
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  I've had the Limit IP Address Tracking on since I got the Purple, but guess something has changed that now causes problems. It's working now, so thanks for the help and FYI for anyone else reading this. 

  Should also point out that I don't pay for iCloud+ so Private Relay isn't an option for me, so don't know why the Limit IP Address Tracking does anything?

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