psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours 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-square20fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldfirefox@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1109arrow-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 · 10 hours agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldfirefox@lemmy.ml
minus-squaregarretble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down28·9 hours agoSwitch to Firefox? By Mozilla? The company that just said they are ramping up ads and AI garbage? Good luck.
minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 hours agoCompared to Google they are saints.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoSooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·9 hours agoFirefox is FOSS. Just use a privacy oriented fork of it :)
minus-squareLauchs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 hours agoSo say I’m dumb and don’t know how to find a fork like that…
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 hours agoI would search “Firefox forks for privacy” or something like that
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoLibrewolf is the one i use
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agohow many people will do this though? most people don’t even bother switching away from chrome…
minus-squarepsychothumbs@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·9 hours 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-up2·9 hours agoI agree. I’m using it right now! But they have certainly been outlining some poor decisions in the last few weeks.
Switch to Firefox? By Mozilla? The company that just said they are ramping up ads and AI garbage?
Good luck.
Compared to Google they are saints.
Do
n’t beevilSooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?
Firefox is FOSS. Just use a privacy oriented fork of it :)
So say I’m dumb and don’t know how to find a fork like that…
I would search “Firefox forks for privacy” or something like that
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…
Sadly 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.