psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoGoogle looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefoxwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkGoogle looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefoxwww.techradar.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squaregarretble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down42·5 months agoSwitch to Firefox? By Mozilla? The company that just said they are ramping up ads and AI garbage? Good luck.
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minus-squareLauchs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoSo say I’m dumb and don’t know how to find a fork like that…
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minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoLibrewolf is the one i use
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agohow many people will do this though? most people don’t even bother switching away from chrome…
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agothe 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.
minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·5 months agoCompared to Google they are saints.
minus-squarepsychothumbs@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·5 months agoSadly Mozilla is not immune to following the dumb fads that run through Silicon Valley, but Firefox is still clearly the best browser option.
minus-squaregarretble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoI agree. I’m using it right now! But they have certainly been outlining some poor decisions in the last few weeks.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoSooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?
Switch to Firefox? By Mozilla? The company that just said they are ramping up ads and AI garbage?
Good luck.
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So say I’m dumb and don’t know how to find a fork like that…
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Fair enough! Thanks!
Librewolf is the one i use
Awesome, much appreciated!
how many people will do this though? most people don’t even bother switching away from chrome…
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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.
Compared to Google they are saints.
Do
n’t beevilSadly Mozilla is not immune to following the dumb fads that run through Silicon Valley, but Firefox is still clearly the best browser option.
I agree. I’m using it right now!
But they have certainly been outlining some poor decisions in the last few weeks.
Sooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?