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Why is there a 'Pin It' Pinterest button on my browser, and how do I get rid of it?

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I don't remember putting any Pinterest extensions of add-ons onto my browser, and I can't seem to find or somehow delete the source. I don't have a Pinterest account, and no desire to create one.

I don't remember putting any Pinterest extensions of add-ons onto my browser, and I can't seem to find or somehow delete the source. I don't have a Pinterest account, and no desire to create one.

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Does the button actually work -- it's not just a leftover from something?

You can move a button off a regular toolbar by right-clicking it or dragging it to the unused icons on the Customize tab, but if it comes back, that suggests there's active add-on code somewhere. See: Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.

Or do you want to post a screenshot of the button? This article has tips on capturing screenshots: How do I create a screenshot of my problem? Please cut out or blur any sensitive information in the image before attaching it to your reply.

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Where does it appear, exactly? One possibility is that you have a Pin It "bookmarklet" which is a script saved onto the Bookmarks Toolbar. If you right-click the button, does it have a menu with options like:

Open Open in a New Tab ... New Bookmark... ... Delete

If so, use Delete to remove it.

If it doesn't have any of those, hmm, the plot thickens.

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I'm afraid the plot thickens. Before this started Ant Video Downloader had just updated, but before I posted this and provided info I had tried removing it. I also have AdBlock Plus, but the thought of that carrying anything is... as troubling as it is unlikely.

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Does the button actually work -- it's not just a leftover from something?

You can move a button off a regular toolbar by right-clicking it or dragging it to the unused icons on the Customize tab, but if it comes back, that suggests there's active add-on code somewhere. See: Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.

Or do you want to post a screenshot of the button? This article has tips on capturing screenshots: How do I create a screenshot of my problem? Please cut out or blur any sensitive information in the image before attaching it to your reply.

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Oh! Oh dangit, I am an idiot. It's not the browser, it's the website that I frequent. They've done something to partner with Pinterest and it took me until now to notice. The "Pin It" button only appears upon their website, and since it's a website element, I have no control over it.

To answer your question, however, yes the button works. Also, thank you for trying to help, but I'm afraid I was just un-observant-ly dumb.

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Phew, I was running out of ideas.

There are add-ons directed toward blocking social/sharing buttons in websites because they can be used for tracking. But whether that would work on this particular site, I don't know.