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Update Brave cookies settings and move social media blocking #2422

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7 changes: 2 additions & 5 deletions docs/desktop-browsers.md
Expand Up @@ -285,16 +285,13 @@ Brave allows you to select additional content filters within the internal `brave
- [x] (Optional) Select **Block Scripts** (1)
- [x] Select **Strict, may break sites** under Block fingerprinting
- [x] Check **Forget me when I close this site** (2)
- [ ] Uncheck all social media components

</div>

1. This option provides functionality similar to uBlock Origin's advanced [blocking modes](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode) or the [NoScript](https://noscript.net/) extension.
2. If you wish to stay logged in to a particular site you visit often, you can set exceptions on a per-site basis by clicking on the Shield icon in the address bar.

##### Social media blocking

- [ ] Uncheck all social media components

##### Privacy and security

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<div class="admonition tip" markdown>
<p class="admonition-title">Sanitizing on close</p>

- [x] Select **Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows** in the *Cookies and other site data* menu
- [x] In the *Sites and Shields Settings* menu, under Content, after clicking on the *On-device site data* menu, select **Delete data sites have saved to your device when you close all windows**

If you wish to stay logged in to a particular site you visit often, you can set exceptions on a per-site basis under the *Customized behaviors* section.

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