• @whileloop@lemmy.world
        50•11 months ago

        Building a browser is hard, and it’s even harder when one of the maker of the most popular browser also operates several of the most popular websites. So most other browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, and many more) are Chromium under the hood. This means that they often implement Google’s preferred web functionality as opposed to the actual standard. If Google wants some feature going into the browser, most Chromium derivatives will follow their lead. Even though Brave has rejected many of Google’s moves, I’d argue it still isn’t enough since they still give Google some control over web standards.

        The Internet needs to be impartial and fair in its design, this means it shouldn’t be influenced by any one interest in particular. Google’s indirect influence over nearly the whole browser market goes against the principle of an open web. The only way to fight effectively this is to use an independent browser, like Firefox.

      • @SkySyrup@sh.itjust.works
        8•11 months ago

        well chrome = basically chromium So basically all changes from chrome carry over to chromium - and subsequently chromium-based browsers like brave opera edge etc

        • Engywuck
          6•11 months ago

          Brave’s and Vivaldi’s adblockers are not extensions, so they won’t be affected by MV3.

          • Fest
            9•11 months ago

            but youre still supporting something built from chromium, meaning youre still supporting google

            • Engywuck
              -13•11 months ago

              If this helps the demise of the useless, cash-grabbing Mozilla, it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to do.

              • Fest
                3•11 months ago

                or you could get a safer, more private fork of firefox that comes with every useless mozilla “feature” removed

                also, mozilla is smaller and way less bad than google, so it would still be better to support that and not google

            • Engywuck
              2•11 months ago

              That’s a shitty argument. I like the browser, not the CEO. Should I also ask my grocery store owner his political views before buying from him?

              • @Holzkohlen@feddit.de
                2•11 months ago

                It’s just art. You can’t blame me for not knowing anything about who this “A. Hitler” is supposed to be. Do I have to ask my swastika tattooed art dealer about his political views before buying from him?

  • @craftyindividual@lemm.ee
    45•11 months ago

    Not regretting my leap from Reddit to Lemmy at start of July. Firefox is my homeboy, been using it for decades.

    • @MrClayman@lemmy.world
      15•11 months ago

      I just swapped everything over, it feels. Lemmy for Reddit. Mastodon for Twitter. Firefox for Chrome.

      I have to say, it makes me feel better after having switched. Even if it’s a very small piece of control, it’s mine. :)

  • @BigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14•11 months ago

    As soon as they made the news about this I jumped ship. Switched to Firefox on everything, and FF on my phone has been better than expected. Having mobile extensions is phenomenal, especially since I like to listen to YouTube videos while at work, and can keep my phone locked or be in another app while it plays in the background now without paying for premium.

    Oh and uBlock my beloved on mobile 🧡

  • GiddyEnglish
    13•11 months ago

    Switched over to firefox a couple of days ago. The switch was actually very easy because I self-host as much as possible including bookmarks and passwords. Hardest part was finding a new speed dial extension that I liked.

  • @AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
    11•11 months ago

    I installed Firefox on all of my devices a couple of days ago when the new update of Chrome told me about some kind of browser based tracking for ads with the new update, I wish I’d taken a screenshot. I knew I was going to switch back to Firefox anyway with the web DRM they were planning on doing, but the new update pushed me to start changing over now.

    If only Firefox could easily migrate my 97+ open tabs on chrome mobile…

    • jimmydoreisaleftyOP
      2•11 months ago

      Pulse

      Cool, didn’t know about it!

      An experimental Firefox fork that enhances focus and increases work productivity due to its hyper minimalistic UI and built-in tools.