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Can't log into Facebook using Tor. They want to install software to 'clean' your computer. I've run 3 different malware programs of my own, plus, I logged into Facebook using another browser and account name. So it's not my computer. Firefox is the default browser for Tor. Is it possible to use another browser with Tor installed?

I tried to register here with my Facebook account, but I get the same error notice. Thank you! enter image description here

Jens Kubieziel
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Edit: It's possible to use any TCP-based application that supports SOCKS proxying through Tor. That doesn't mean you should.

It's not possible to use a different browser with Tor. The Tor Browser is a heavily modified version of Firefox that has a number of security enhancements that ensure all browser traffic is routed through the Tor network.

I was able to log into my Facebook account via Tor without any problems. I had to verify my account via my phone, which is an acceptable security check, in my opinion. I was also able to access the mobile site, thereby bypassing the need to turn on Javascript. I have no suggestion as to why your case would be different - others may have a better idea.

One possible solution would be to use Facebook's Tor Hidden Service directly, rather than using the clearnet site. The fact that Facebook have an official .onion site shows at least some intent on supporting the Tor network and its users.

https://facebookcorewwwi.onion/

(Here's an official Tor blog entry from when Facebook enabled this service: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/facebook-hidden-services-and-https-certs)

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Yes, it is possible to use any browser, that supports SOCKS and/or HTTP/HTTPS proxies with Tor : the browser alone will not protect your privacy - any browser can run a plugin or an XML-HTTP-REQUEST or similar stuff to leak out data. So - your problem is that an Exit node you're using is blacklisted by it's IP. change a tor circuit in any way suitable to you : tor button, telnet controllers, e.t.c... but the Facebook has an onion entry address, officially maintained at https://facebookcorewwwi.onion

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