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Use NoScript or equivalent to block scripts from the domain fyre.co. This prevents that annoying menu from popping up.

> Livefyre: The Leading Content Marketing and Engagement Platform

Looks like something to block regardless of whether it creates annoying menus. Is anyone else a little surprised (and perhaps repulsed) by Microsoft putting semi-shady 3rd-party scripts like this on their site? This seems completely opposite of what the Microsoft I knew would do.

I've seen them used to power comments on some sites, which is why I left them enabled after I installed Ghostery. I might reconsider if I see them putting junk into other websites though.

Looks like you can block just //cdn.livefyre.com/libs/sidenotes/v1.3.3/sidenotes.min.js to get rid of the inline popups.

As of yesterday they have been acquired by Adobe.

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