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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)

submitted 1 month ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Clearly, Google is serious about trying to oust ad blockers from its browser, or at least those extensions with fuller (V2) levels of functionality. One of the crucial twists with V3 is that it prevents the use of remotely hosted code – as a security measure – but this also means ad blockers can’t update their filter lists without going through Google’s review process. What does that mean? Way slower updates for said filters, which hampers the ability of the ad-blocking extension to keep up with the necessary changes to stay effective.

(This isn’t just about browsers, either, as the war on advert dodgers extends to YouTube, too, as we’ve seen in recent months).

At any rate, Google is playing with fire here somewhat – or Firefox, perhaps we should say – as this may be the shove some folks need to get them considering another of the best web browsers out there aside from Chrome. Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, has vowed to maintain support for V2 extensions, while introducing support for V3 alongside to give folks a choice (now there’s a radical idea).

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[-] vincentpants@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago

Yeah but Mozilla just turned into an ad company. Hard fork time.

[-] TooManyGames@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

Not really. Ads aren't gonna dissappear, with Mozillas tech, they'd at least be more private than what Google will implement.

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[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 13 points 1 month ago

Wasn't there just an article about how Mozilla is claiming ublock origin shouldn't be supported anymore and another one claiming they're starting a focus on ads?

I feel like we're entering a really shitty time for the Internet... Tie that in with Microsucks Recall feature and computing in general is going to suck...

I don't want to go touch grass!!

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[-] Nougat@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago

https://gist.github.com/velzie/053ffedeaecea1a801a2769ab86ab376

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[-] quant@leminal.space 11 points 1 month ago

If only banks and government websites moved their asses and stopped mentioning Internet Explorer for one more time...

[-] LifeOfChance@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Firefox isn't far behind now. They just announced ads are coming and they know their platform is used heavily with ad blocking extensions so they'll cut it

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[-] hogmomma@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

"Might."

[-] turtletracks@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

Right? I don't think anyone using Chrome with adblockers is just gonna be like "oh well, guess we got ads now"

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Opera GX users rejoice

https://github.com/Godiesc/firefox-gx

You don’t have to relearn a layout

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[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

Google has a browser now?

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[-] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

~laughs in firefox~

[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Some? Some you say?

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[-] mwguy@infosec.pub 8 points 1 month ago

Come and join me in Firefox and try out container tabs. Super powerful when you're trying to keep home and work identities seperate.

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[-] VantaBrandon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The Fox has been re-promoted to my daily driver as of this year. Chrome still in play for work stuff & sites don't have ads.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I kinda wish for google CEOs and shareholders to die a horrible, painful death :p

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[-] Mwa@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

One of the reasons why I left chomium based browsers even ungoogled chromium (I use chromium alongside firefox but mainly firefox)

[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Move, yeah. To Firefox… meh. The writing's not on the wall yet, but we're not going to ignore the very heavy signaling Mozilla has been doing for years now.

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