Google @lemdro.id Fitik @fedia.io 4 mo. ago

Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads

www.windowscentral.com Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads

Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.

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@Fitik yep, there's literally no excuse to be on a chromium based browser now.

You want your information to be sold? Use chrome.

You want to use the internet? Use literally anything else.
- @BeAware @Fitik well there is my cue to switch
  
  Welcome, I switched to firefox on my PC a few months ago, and regret nothing
- @BeAware
  I use several add-ons that are only available on chromium browsers.
  
  Going to another browser would be fine for just surfing, but a large part of my online work would not be practical with a non=chromium browser.
  
  I bet there are tons of people in the same boat.
  
  @Fitik
  
  @mloxton @Fitik wow. A ton of extensions work without changes across the two, which is the case for the ones I used.
  
  The more you know...😬🤦‍♂️
  
  I only use Chrome on my work computers for this reason. That being said, google steals the wrong information and it's from a company, I know they've got deeper pockets than me to make them rue the day.
  
  Yeah, the lack of extensions/add-ons for FF has always been what's kept me from switching permanently. Hopefully more users on FF will mean more devs working on the add-ons. Losing chrome/chromium browsers is a major bummer
  
  At least we saw it coming I guess
  
  Do people really think there's not a lot of extensions for firefox? I've had no trouble finding tools that do even obscure things I need them to
  
  Sorry, I could've been clearer there. I wasn't saying there were few add-ons. What I mean is there are extensions on chrome that aren't on FF. I've looked for a specific type of add-on many times and not found it. I'm pretty dependent on some powerful extensions so it's always been something holding me back from switching to FF. I even started using edge at work since it was faster than chrome but I could still use my fav extensions

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