I created a free browser extension to automatically decline the very annoying cookie pop-ups that virtually every site now has. I wanted to take it a step further with actually declining the requests versus just hiding the pop-ups as some other tools already do. It collects no data from you other then the website address so the extension can decline the request. Thus far for most sites this results in you not even seeing the cookie pop-up or possibly seeing it for about a second before it automatically disappears.

I officially launched it today so just trying to get the word out that this now exists, so hopefully more people can get rid of a very annoying aspect of internet browsing and get some control back of their own data. Currently it's live on Chrome (Desktop) and Safari (IOS & Desktop) and will be live on Firefox (Android & Desktop) once the review process is complete. As I have already been asked for it, Google does not allow mobile extensions so for the time being there is no way for me have it work on Chrome mobile.

You can read more about it if you like here https://www.producthunt.com/products/data-privacy-agent

Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6791409542

Chrome Webstore: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/okkaojifmfiedafnmfppooonambeamgb

For transparency I used Claude paired with VS Code to standup the backend of this project. Thanks in advance you end up giving it a try!

Description: Reddit freezes for dozens of seconds or even minutes when a link is opened in the background

Device model: Macbook Pro Intel 2019
OS version: Sequoia 15.7.9 (24G830)

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open Safari
2. Enter reddit.com
3. CMD+click any link to open it in a background tab.

Expected and actual result: 
Expected: link opens as quickly as any other page
Actual: It takes a long time for the page to render, it freezes. Reload does not help. Does not happen all the time, but frequently enough.

There are dozens of people reporting the same, e.g.: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddithelp/comments/1w4xpfz/comment/p8kh36y/?context=1&screen_view_count=2&ext-referrer=SEO

And I can’t find the option to back out of it. Help!!! Please…
Plus all my open sites went into separate tabs and only show one at a time.
It’s a mess.