Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox (www.techradar.com)
from psychothumbs@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 15:55
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garretble@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 16:24 next collapse

Switch to Firefox? By Mozilla? The company that just said they are ramping up ads and AI garbage?

Good luck.

psychothumbs@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 16:30 next collapse

Sadly Mozilla is not immune to following the dumb fads that run through Silicon Valley, but Firefox is still clearly the best browser option.

garretble@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 16:39 collapse

I agree. I’m using it right now!

But they have certainly been outlining some poor decisions in the last few weeks.

PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca on 04 Oct 2024 16:46 next collapse

Firefox is FOSS. Just use a privacy oriented fork of it :)

Lauchs@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 20:57 collapse

So say I’m dumb and don’t know how to find a fork like that…

PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca on 04 Oct 2024 21:16 collapse

I would search “Firefox forks for privacy” or something like that

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 04 Oct 2024 21:23 next collapse

how many people will do this though? most people don’t even bother switching away from chrome…

PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca on 05 Oct 2024 15:31 collapse

That’s fine. My goal is not to evangelize people and force everyone to use he same thing. A lot of people will stick to chrome, and other people will use Firefox, and even smaller subset will use privacy oriented forks of Firefox. Get this mf some diversity.

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 05 Oct 2024 16:06 collapse

the benefits of it only come around if a bunch of people are doing it.

whats bad about this is google’s monopoly and influence over the market, not individual people’s preferences.

Lauchs@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 21:57 collapse

Fair enough! Thanks!

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de on 04 Oct 2024 22:00 collapse

Librewolf is the one i use

Lauchs@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 22:50 collapse

Awesome, much appreciated!

1984@lemmy.today on 04 Oct 2024 19:24 next collapse

Compared to Google they are saints.

Albbi@lemmy.ca on 04 Oct 2024 23:03 collapse

Don’t be evil

Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 Oct 2024 20:40 collapse

Sooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?

verdantbanana@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2024 16:58 next collapse

or Edge which fully supports Manifest V2

AlexanderESmith@social.alexanderesmith.com on 04 Oct 2024 18:50 next collapse

Or Vivaldi, which also supports V2 and doesn't come from Microsoft

LWD@lemm.ee on 04 Oct 2024 21:37 next collapse

…For now. Looks like they’re going to get rid of it too (which makes sense, because they copy Chromium’s codebase).

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/…/manifest-v3

where_am_i@sh.itjust.works on 05 Oct 2024 03:29 collapse

for now

Vaggumon@lemm.ee on 04 Oct 2024 17:49 next collapse

I switch to FF like 2 years ago

daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 Oct 2024 22:25 next collapse

The trick is, I never switched to chrome.

I went from IE to firefox back in 2009 or so and never had a reason to switch. Firefox is a nice browser.

kureta@lemmy.ml on 05 Oct 2024 00:01 next collapse

only if firefox weren’t pushing everyone back.

AlphaOmega@lemmy.world on 05 Oct 2024 00:52 next collapse

Started using Firefox for all video related sites. Blocks ads in Paramount plus and others

dubyakay@lemmy.ca on 05 Oct 2024 02:04 collapse

Why only for those?

AlphaOmega@lemmy.world on 05 Oct 2024 02:16 collapse

Because ad blocker works. I basically only use chrome for Gmail now and work stuff. Eventually I’ll use it for everything

atrielienz@lemmy.world on 05 Oct 2024 01:04 next collapse

I got so tired of the “update chrome because new zero day” articles so I removed chrome altogether from every computer I own except the work one because one specific vendor’s schematics work in chrome and are broken in the other browsers. I haven’t looked back and I don’t think I will.

MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works on 05 Oct 2024 07:46 collapse

I’ve never enjoyed Firefox, don’t know why but it’s just never felt better for me. Whether it be looks or something else, dunno