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<P>Here are the add-ons I use for it:</P>
<P><I>For Firefox and TOR Browser</I>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adsum-notabs/">No Tabs</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/">uBlock Origin</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/uaswitcher/">User-Agent Switcher</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wayback-machine_new/">Wayback Machine</A></LI>

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<H2>Brands</H2> <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
<UL>
<LI ID="alphabet">Alphabet, Inc.</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/google-apologizes-to-thierry-breton-over-plan-to-target-eu-commissioner/">
Alphabet CEO: Plan to target EU commissioner was not "sanctioned" by me</A> (Ars Technica; Espinosa, Javier) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201115034234/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/google-apologizes-to-thierry-breton-over-plan-to-target-eu-commissioner/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.polemicdigital.com/google-amp-go-to-hell/">
Google AMP Can Go To Hell</A> (Polemic Digital) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011043/https://www.polemicdigital.com/google-amp-go-to-hell/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<LI>2018</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.polemicdigital.com/google-amp-go-to-hell/">
Google AMP Can Go To Hell</A> (Polemic Digital) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011043/https://www.polemicdigital.com/google-amp-go-to-hell/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
<LI>2019</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20896181/google-contractor-reportedly-targeted-homeless-people-for-pixel-4-facial-recognition">
Google contractors reportedly targeted homeless people for Pixel 4 facial recognition</A> (The Verge; Hollister, Sean) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201111154149/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20896181/google-contractor-reportedly-targeted-homeless-people-for-pixel-4-facial-recognition">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/23/googles-play-store-is-giving-an-age-rating-finger-to-fleksy-a-gboard-rival/">
Google's Play Store is giving an age-rating finger to Fleksy, a Gboard rival</A> (TechCrunch; Lomas, Natasha) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20191023124623/https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/23/googles-play-store-is-giving-an-age-rating-finger-to-fleksy-a-gboard-rival/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://sparktoro.com/blog/less-than-half-of-google-searches-now-result-in-a-click/">
Less than Half of Google Searches Now Result in a Click</A> (SparkToro; Fishkin, Rand) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201113043159/https://sparktoro.com/blog/less-than-half-of-google-searches-now-result-in-a-click/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
<LI>2020</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/google-apologizes-to-thierry-breton-over-plan-to-target-eu-commissioner/">
Alphabet CEO: Plan to target EU commissioner was not "sanctioned" by me</A> (Ars Technica; Espinosa, Javier) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201115034234/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/google-apologizes-to-thierry-breton-over-plan-to-target-eu-commissioner/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/2/22047383/google-spied-workers-before-firing-labor-complaint">
Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US labor board alleges</A> (The Verge; Schiffer, Zoe)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/">
New lawsuit: Why do Android phones mysteriously exchange 260MB a month with Google via cellular data when they're not even in use?</A> (The Register; Claburn, Thomas) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201115112633/https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
<P><A HREF="https://gcemetery.co/">
The Google Cemetery</A> (WPKube) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201108172150/https://gcemetery.co/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20896181/google-contractor-reportedly-targeted-homeless-people-for-pixel-4-facial-recognition">
Google contractors reportedly targeted homeless people for Pixel 4 facial recognition</A> (The Verge; Hollister, Sean) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201111154149/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20896181/google-contractor-reportedly-targeted-homeless-people-for-pixel-4-facial-recognition">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/2/22047383/google-spied-workers-before-firing-labor-complaint">
Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US labor board alleges</A> (The Verge; Schiffer, Zoe)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/23/googles-play-store-is-giving-an-age-rating-finger-to-fleksy-a-gboard-rival/">
Google's Play Store is giving an age-rating finger to Fleksy, a Gboard rival</A> (TechCrunch; Lomas, Natasha) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20191023124623/https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/23/googles-play-store-is-giving-an-age-rating-finger-to-fleksy-a-gboard-rival/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://sparktoro.com/blog/less-than-half-of-google-searches-now-result-in-a-click/">
Less than Half of Google Searches Now Result in a Click</A> (SparkToro; Fishkin, Rand) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201113043159/https://sparktoro.com/blog/less-than-half-of-google-searches-now-result-in-a-click/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/">
New lawsuit: Why do Android phones mysteriously exchange 260MB a month with Google via cellular data when they're not even in use?</A> (The Register; Claburn, Thomas) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201115112633/https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
<LI ID="amazon">Amazon</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/amazon-argues-users-dont-actually-own-purchased-prime-video-content">
Amazon Argues Users Don't Actually Own Purchased Prime Video Content</A> (The Hollywood Reporter; Cullins, Ashley) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201110052744/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/amazon-argues-users-dont-actually-own-purchased-prime-video-content">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/17545443438/amazon-cops-can-get-recordings-ring-keep-them-forever-share-them-with-whoever-they-want.shtml">
Amazon: Cops Can Get Recordings From Ring, Keep Them Forever, And Share Them With Whoever They Want</A> (Techdirt; Cushing, Tim) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922034223/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/17545443438/amazon-cops-can-get-recordings-ring-keep-them-forever-share-them-with-whoever-they-want.shtml">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://hackaday.com/2014/12/07/amazon-fire-tv-update-bricks-hacked-devices/">
Amazon Fire TV Update Bricks Hacked Devices</A> (Hackaday; Osgood, Rick) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213044/https://hackaday.com/2014/12/07/amazon-fire-tv-update-bricks-hacked-devices/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/940196997/amazon-reportedly-has-pinkerton-agents-surveil-workers-who-try-to-form-unions">
Amazon Reportedly Has Pinkerton Agents Surveil Workers Who Try To Form Unions</A> (NPR)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5wyjy/amazon-told-police-it-has-partnered-with-200-law-enforcement-agencies">
Amazon Told Police It Has Partnered With 200 Law Enforcement Agencies</A> (Vice; Haskins, Caroline) <!-- (<A HREF="">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/longtime-nsa-chief-who-oversaw-illegal-domestic-surveillance-joins-amazon-board-directors">
NSA Chief Who Oversaw Sweeping Domestic Phone Surveillance Joins Amazon Board As Director</A> (ZeroHedge; Pseudonymous ("Durden, Tyler")) <!-- (<A HREF="">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181226/10134241291/once-again-gdpr-is-potential-privacy-nightmare-amazon-sends-1700-voice-recordings-to-wrong-user-gdpr-request.shtml">
Once Again, GDPR Is A Potential Privacy Nightmare: Amazon Sends 1,700 Voice Recordings To The Wrong User In GDPR Request</A> (Techdirt; Masnick, Mike) <!-- (<A HREF="">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<LI>2014</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://hackaday.com/2014/12/07/amazon-fire-tv-update-bricks-hacked-devices/">
Amazon Fire TV Update Bricks Hacked Devices</A> (Hackaday; Osgood, Rick) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213044/https://hackaday.com/2014/12/07/amazon-fire-tv-update-bricks-hacked-devices/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
<LI>2018</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181226/10134241291/once-again-gdpr-is-potential-privacy-nightmare-amazon-sends-1700-voice-recordings-to-wrong-user-gdpr-request.shtml">
Once Again, GDPR Is A Potential Privacy Nightmare: Amazon Sends 1,700 Voice Recordings To The Wrong User In GDPR Request</A> (Techdirt; Masnick, Mike) <!-- (<A HREF="">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
<LI>2019</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/17545443438/amazon-cops-can-get-recordings-ring-keep-them-forever-share-them-with-whoever-they-want.shtml">
Amazon: Cops Can Get Recordings From Ring, Keep Them Forever, And Share Them With Whoever They Want</A> (Techdirt; Cushing, Tim) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922034223/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191122/17545443438/amazon-cops-can-get-recordings-ring-keep-them-forever-share-them-with-whoever-they-want.shtml">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5wyjy/amazon-told-police-it-has-partnered-with-200-law-enforcement-agencies">
Amazon Told Police It Has Partnered With 200 Law Enforcement Agencies</A> (Vice; Haskins, Caroline) <!-- (<A HREF="">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
<LI>2020</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/amazon-argues-users-dont-actually-own-purchased-prime-video-content">
Amazon Argues Users Don't Actually Own Purchased Prime Video Content</A> (The Hollywood Reporter; Cullins, Ashley) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201110052744/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/amazon-argues-users-dont-actually-own-purchased-prime-video-content">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/940196997/amazon-reportedly-has-pinkerton-agents-surveil-workers-who-try-to-form-unions">
Amazon Reportedly Has Pinkerton Agents Surveil Workers Who Try To Form Unions</A> (NPR)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/longtime-nsa-chief-who-oversaw-illegal-domestic-surveillance-joins-amazon-board-directors">
NSA Chief Who Oversaw Sweeping Domestic Phone Surveillance Joins Amazon Board As Director</A> (ZeroHedge; Pseudonymous ("Durden, Tyler")) <!-- (<A HREF="">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
</UL>
</UL>
<LI>Android</LI><UL>
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<P>
Inside Facebook's Outsourced Anti-Porn and Gore Brigade, Where 'Camel Toes' are More Offensive Than 'Crushed Heads' (Gawker; Chen, Adrian) (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20120218195613/https://gawker.com/5885714/">Archive link</A>)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-18/facebook-accused-of-watching-instagram-users-through-cameras">
Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras</A> (Bloomberg; Burnson, Robert)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/instagram-iran-soleimani/">
Instagram shuts down Iranian accounts after Soleimani's death</A> (Coda; Cockerell, Isobel) <!-- (<A HREF="https://web.archive.org/web/20201014062317/https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/instagram-iran-soleimani/">Archive link</A>) -->
</P>
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</P>
</UL>
<LI ID="clinton">Clinton, Hillary</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4535174/user-clip-hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-2004">
User Clip: Hillary Clinton on Gay Marriage in 2004</A> (C-SPAN; User-created clip)
</P>
<LI>2004</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4535174/user-clip-hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-2004">
User Clip: Hillary Clinton on Gay Marriage in 2004</A> (C-SPAN; User-created clip)
</P>
</UL>
</UL>
<LI ID="deblasio">de Blasio, Bill</LI><UL>
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</UL>
<LI ID="gabbard">Gabbard, Tulsi</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/02/20/news/story5.html">
Crowds jam civil union debate</A> (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News; Antone, Rod)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-tulsi-gabbard-lgbtq-rights_n_5c3e250ce4b0922a21d93a93">
Tulsi Gabbard's 'Evolution' On LGBTQ Rights Isn't Convincing</A> (The Huffington Post; Signorile, Michelangelo)
</P>
<P><A HREF="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/11/tulsi-gabbard-bill-title-ix-biological-sex/3893067001/">
Tulsi Gabbard introduces bill that ties Title IX protections for female athletes to 'biological sex'</A> (USA Today; Cummings, William)
</P>
<LI>2004</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/02/20/news/story5.html">
Crowds jam civil union debate</A> (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News; Antone, Rod)
</P>
</UL>
<LI>2019</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-tulsi-gabbard-lgbtq-rights_n_5c3e250ce4b0922a21d93a93">
Tulsi Gabbard's 'Evolution' On LGBTQ Rights Isn't Convincing</A> (The Huffington Post; Signorile, Michelangelo)
</P>
</UL>
<LI>2020</LI><UL>
<P><A HREF="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/11/tulsi-gabbard-bill-title-ix-biological-sex/3893067001/">
Tulsi Gabbard introduces bill that ties Title IX protections for female athletes to 'biological sex'</A> (USA Today; Cummings, William)
</P>
</UL>
</UL>
<LI>Harris, Kamala</LI><UL>