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User Agent Spoofing

Discussions revolve around changing or spoofing browser user agent strings as a workaround for website blocks, compatibility issues, or restrictions, often recommending Firefox extensions to mimic Chrome or other browsers.

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AFAIK YMMV HTTP E.g OS TorBrowserBundle Sitetruth.com sfgate.com google.com mozilla.org user agent agent user firefox chrome spoofing string browsers curl changing

Sample Comments

29athrowaway • Mar 5, 2023 • View on HN

Change your user agent, not your browser.

mdre • Apr 23, 2024 • View on HN

Well, you could change your user agent string.

inemesitaffia • Feb 6, 2025 • View on HN

See if changing user agent to Chrome/Firefox helps

Markoff • Feb 4, 2017 • View on HN

what about changing user agent?

zelon88 • Feb 6, 2025 • View on HN

Can't you set your user agent to something else? Like Firefox or Chrome.

Bombinator • Jun 27, 2023 • View on HN

You can just change the user agent but it's still dumb that you have to.

infinityplus1 • Jan 14, 2022 • View on HN

Anyone tried changing the user agent?

eli • Aug 10, 2013 • View on HN

Make your user agent whatever you want it to be: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/user-agent-sw...

bobbylarrybobby • Mar 24, 2023 • View on HN

Thankfully changing your user agent is enough

vlovich123 • Aug 18, 2020 • View on HN

He's talking about user agent spoofing.