Eh, I think that’s a stretch. Right now, Lemmy is going nuclear on Firefox. Should I also stop using Librewolf, too, because ultimately, it contributes to Firefox? Chromium is solid and I think it’s better to show what type of chromium we want instead of outright boycotting the entire open source project.
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cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks agoultimately they’re still chromium and they still contribute to chrome’s dominance.
recall519@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Okay, but that’s not a privacy reason.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It is still a privacy reason. You are still contributing to googles plans to dominate and control the internet by using a chromium product.
NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
But neutered Chrome (aka repurposed + degoogled Chromium) isn’t the same as Google Chrome. I 100% understand what you’re saying, but I wouldn’t file this under “privacy” (at least not without some asterisks).
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
A neutered fascist is still a fascist.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
its still furthering googles control of the internet, which is an inherent threat to privacy, regardless if you think you are participating in it or not.
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Forks of Firefox are still Firefox, no matter how neutered it is.
fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Isn’t every chromium browser going to lose manifest v2 eventually, causing the real ublock origin to stop working?
NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
I don’t know about every Chromium-based browser, but I can tell you that I went back to Firefox and regret nothing (I was on Brave). Firefox has gotten a lot better lately, especially on desktop. For example, they added a native auto-PiP option, which is super helpful for those of us who watch YouTube/videos while flipping through tons of tabs.
TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I’m using Vivaldi, and ublock origin seems to be still working for me.
fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
June 2025 is when manifest v2 is supposed to die for good. I think the issue is that it’s not really possible for Vivaldi or Microsoft or whoever to keep the code in there long term even if they wanted to.