Comment on Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months agoI hear people say Chromium is bad for the web all the time but they all seem to think that Chromium = Chrome.
Comment on Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months agoI hear people say Chromium is bad for the web all the time but they all seem to think that Chromium = Chrome.
LWD@lemm.ee 10 months ago
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months ago
Okay, would you like to elaborate beyond what I just said?
Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because using Chromium and Chromium-based browsers reinforces Chrome’s market share dominance which will harm comparability as more and more sites will only be tested against Chrome and in many cases refuse to serve pages to other browsers without user agent string fuckery.
It also cultivates dependence on Google for the extension ecosystem, etc
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months ago
That is not my fault. 99% of those people are just using Chrome. I’m not going to use another browser that offers a degraded experience just to try to right the wrongs of the world. That is not my responsibility. When even a modicum of people start giving a shit about things like web standards, I will too.
Firefox is entirely funded by Google, telemetry and ad networks also, so frankly I’m not sure they’re any better.
LWD@lemm.ee 10 months ago
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months ago
Yes, it it source code. You can take it and change it, which exactly what Chromium-based browsers do. All of the “proprietary Google garbage” is removed. So what’s the problem?