Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

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• daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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.

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• garretble@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

  Good luck.

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  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • Lauchs@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • 1984@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Compared to Google they are saints.

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    • Albbi@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Don’t be evil

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  • psychothumbs@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • garretble@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I agree. I’m using it right now!

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

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  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?

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• Vaggumon@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I switch to FF like 2 years ago

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• AlphaOmega@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • dubyakay@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why only for those?

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    • AlphaOmega@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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• verdantbanana@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  or Edge which fully supports Manifest V2

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  • where_am_i@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    for now

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• atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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 on 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.

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• MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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

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• kureta@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  only if firefox weren’t pushing everyone back.

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