Disclaimer: I don’t know if this has any meaningful security effects. Read the replies below to check what people are saying/recommending before doing this if you’re unsure. I haven’t personally had any issues [that I know of] since doing this last year.
You might have noticed that when you browse Mozilla sites (e.g. the Firefox add-ons site) your installed add-ons don’t seem to work. This is annoying as hell, especially if you have accessibility needs that are met by an add-on. But there’s a way to prevent this from happening:
- Type
about:configinto your browser address bar (might have to accept a warning message if it’s your first time) - In the search bar of the about:config page, type/paste
privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManagerand set it to True - Type/paste
extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomainsinto the search bar this time, and edit the entry to remove any websites on which you would like to have your add-ons work (I just removed 'em all)
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You dont need the second one, which does something entirely different
And yes, of course it has security impacts. It allows addons to tamper with the installation of addons, a typical privilege escalation that allows them to install whatever they want


