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Why does Java content not work even though Firefox shows that it is being allowed?

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Java version is 8u101 32 bit. Firefox is version 48, 32 bit. In addons, java is set to "ask to activate". When I go to www.java.com/en/download/installed8.jsp and I click vryfy, I get nothing. When I click on the icon in the left side of the address bar that looks like a lego brick, it say '"Java" is enabled on http://www.java.com.'

It appears to me that Firefox is silently blocking Java even though it is set to allow it. Has Mozilla followed Google's lead on disallowing Java or is there a way to fix this issue?

Java version is 8u101 32 bit. Firefox is version 48, 32 bit. In addons, java is set to "ask to activate". When I go to www.java.com/en/download/installed8.jsp and I click vryfy, I get nothing. When I click on the icon in the left side of the address bar that looks like a lego brick, it say '"Java" is enabled on http://www.java.com.' It appears to me that Firefox is silently blocking Java even though it is set to allow it. Has Mozilla followed Google's lead on disallowing Java or is there a way to fix this issue?

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I can only speak to Windows, and Java still runs after I activate the plugin using the notification icon. I don't know why Mac would be different.

Can you check the Java Control Panel security settings: