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0 pointsmadars11mo ago0 comments

The second Chrome drops uBlock Origin (as part of their "Manifest V3 without blocking Web Request" plan), I'm off to an alternative browser. Enough is enough.

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gregoryl11mo ago

Do it now? I use Firefox on all devices, it's completely fine.

tjlingham11mo ago

I agree, but I do need to keep a chromium browser around for the odd times that: my webcam decides to flicker uncontrollably during a meeting, a website just happens to put JS that runs terribly on Firefox in the hot path and it slows to a crawl, or a new feature is being demonstrated with Chrome only support.

Beats ads, as far as I'm concerned, but I can't help but feel like your average user wouldn't agree.

asadotzler11mo ago

I worked for Mozilla for 25 years and kept other browsers around the whole time. There's nothing wrong with having other browsers, and nothing technical that prevents it, so do that :D

I can't think of a time I didn't have more than one browser, even in 1995 when I made Netscape my default, I kept Cello around for some things. More browsers are better than fewer, not only for the industry, but for individuals too.

zargon11mo ago

I used to keep a Chrome-based browser installed "just in case." But for about the last 5 years I've simply refused to have it on my machine. It's not needed.

cassianoleal11mo ago

A few years ago I uninstalled all remainders of Chrom(e|ium) from my laptop. Last week I had to get install it again because of a webflasher for a device that would only work on it. It's now gone again, and not missed.

xingped11mo ago

Seconded. Been on Firefox for years and greatly prefer my experience on Firefox both on desktop and mobile (Android) compared to any other browser.

owebmaster11mo ago

I use PWAs a lot and Firefox dropped support

cobertos11mo ago

Didn't this already happen? It just seems like it was only progressively rolled out to Chrome browsers. My work PC was hit with this about a month ago, and now I get ads there...

infensus11mo ago

You can still re-enable the extension for now

Evidlo11mo ago

On the upside, if they do, it might obviate the need for YouTube's anti adblocker measures because of the small market share of non-chromium browsers

wiseowise11mo ago

I’ve heard this threats for 8 years.

“If they press their shoe on me even further, then I’m leaving!”

Firefox been free and there for you for decades, yet you still use this spyware crap from an Ad company. Disgusting.

meepmorp11mo ago

> I'm going to help them expand their power and influence over the web until they cross an arbitrary point with that power, at which point I'll cut them off and move to a strictly weaker competitor who will be in an even worse position by then!

GOOD plan

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