Hyperlinks opening in Firefox are broken

Issue

Hyperlinks are not opening in Firefox, redirecting to a 404 error page, or otherwise not behaving as expected. Firefox is the default browser and those same links work on other computers (in Firefox) and in other browsers.

Environment

UO-managed macOS laptop and latest version of the Firefox browser

Description

(paraphrased from the customer's request)

Hi! May I please have help downloading software from these links? It's currently not allowed. I'm using the current version of Firefox. 

I need this software for my research. Thank you so much!

Resolution

The issue can be solved by disabling or removing add-ons in Firefox.

  • This can be done either one at a time to identify the specific problematic add-on, or all at once if none of the add-ons are wanted.
  • Once the add-ons are disabled or removed, quit Firefox and re-open the browser.
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