# Remove out.reddit.com redirect

> Prevent reddit from intercepting clicks on external links in order to bounce the browser through out.reddit.com

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-out-reddit-com-redirect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-out-reddit-com-redirect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `remove-out-reddit-com-redirect`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Protoster
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-12
- **First published:** 2023-04-12
- **Size:** 7.99 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/remove-out-reddit-com-redirect/)

## Description

Remove out.reddit.com redirect is a Firefox add-on that prevents reddit from redirecting external link clicks to out.reddit.com, improving performance and privacy.

## Rankings

- #48,698 — Overall
- #204 — redirect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Host permissions

- `*://out.reddit.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: reddit.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-out-reddit-com-redirect)