5mo ago

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

www.techradar.com Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

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

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5mo ago

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

www.techradar.com /computing/chrome/google-looks-to-be-fully-shutting-down-unsupported-extensions-and-ad-blockers-in-chrome-which-might-push-some-folks-to-switch-to-firefox

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5mo ago

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

www.techradar.com /computing/chrome/google-looks-to-be-fully-shutting-down-unsupported-extensions-and-ad-blockers-in-chrome-which-might-push-some-folks-to-switch-to-firefox

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5mo ago

Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome, such as uBlock Origin – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

www.techradar.com /computing/chrome/google-looks-to-be-fully-shutting-down-unsupported-extensions-and-ad-blockers-in-chrome-which-might-push-some-folks-to-switch-to-firefox

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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.

I switch to FF like 2 years ago

Started using Firefox for all video related sites. Blocks ads in Paramount plus and others
- Why only for those?
  
  Because ad blocker works. I basically only use chrome for Gmail now and work stuff. Eventually I'll use it for everything

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.

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

or Edge which fully supports Manifest V2
- ...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
- for now
- Or Vivaldi, which also supports V2 and doesn't come from Microsoft

only if firefox weren't pushing everyone back.

Switch to Firefox? By Mozilla? The company that just said they are ramping up ads and AI garbage?
Good luck.
- 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...
- Compared to Google they are saints.
  
  Do~~n't be~~ evil
- 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.
- Sooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?

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