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Re:Mozilla and Google Chrome Refuse to Support Gab’s Dissent... by comex on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @05:04AM (#19847671)
Neither browser allows sideloaded extensions in its standard build:

Chrome:

> As of Chrome 33, no external installs are allowed from a path to a local .crx on Windows (see Protecting Windows users from malicious extensions). As of Chrome 44, no external installs are allowed from a path to a local .crx on Mac (see Continuing to protect Chrome users from malicious extensions).

https://developer.chrome.com/apps/external_extensions

Firefox:

> What are my options if I want to install unsigned extensions in Firefox?

> The Nightly and Developer Edition versions of Firefox have a preference to disable signature enforcement.

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing

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Re:Mozilla and Google Chrome Refuse to Support Gab’s Dissent... by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @05:15AM (#19847740)
Sure you can. You can load unpacked extensions in Chrome - I do it all the time when developing extensions.
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Re:Mozilla and Google Chrome Refuse to Support Gab’s Dissent... by starfox64_ on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @05:34AM (#19847819)
They don't stay enabled though I think, you need to turn them back on after every restart.
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Re:Mozilla and Google Chrome Refuse to Support Gab’s Dissent... by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:05AM (#19848973)
That’s Safari. I have unpacked extensions loaded up in chrome all the time because I can’t figure out how to push an update to an extension I made
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