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

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 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.

[-] Vaggumon@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

I switch to FF like 2 years ago

[-] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

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

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Why only for those?

[-] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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

[-] atrielienz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 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 one 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.

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 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

[-] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

or Edge which fully supports Manifest V2

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

...For now. Looks like they're going to get rid of it too (which makes sense, because they copy Chromium's codebase).

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions-chromium/developer-guide/manifest-v3

[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

for now

[-] AlexanderESmith@social.alexanderesmith.com 4 points 2 months ago

Or Vivaldi, which also supports V2 and doesn't come from Microsoft

[-] kureta@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 months ago

only if firefox weren't pushing everyone back.

[+] garretble@lemmy.world -24 points 2 months ago

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

Good luck.

[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 months ago

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

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

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

[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

I would search “Firefox forks for privacy” or something like that

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Fair enough! Thanks!

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

Librewolf is the one i use

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Awesome, much appreciated!

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

how many people will do this though? most people don't even bother switching away from chrome...

[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That’s fine. My goal is not to evangelize people and force everyone to use he same thing. A lot of people will stick to chrome, and other people will use Firefox, and even smaller subset will use privacy oriented forks of Firefox. Get this mf some diversity.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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.

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 27 points 2 months ago

Compared to Google they are saints.

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Do~~n't be~~ evil

[-] psychothumbs@lemmy.world 22 points 2 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.

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I agree. I'm using it right now!

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

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

Sooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?

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