▲ 1065 ▼ Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 357 comments fedilink hide all child comments Reminder to switch browsers if you haven't already! Google Chrome is starting to phase out older, more capable ad blocking extensions in favor of the more limited Manifest V3 system. The Manifest V3 system has been criticized by groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation for restricting the capabilities of web extensions. Google has made concessions to Manifest V3, but limitations on content filtering remain a source of skepticism and concern.
[–] AnActOfCreation@programming.dev [S] 50 points 2 years ago (2 children) They expect most users to not care, and sadly they're right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] overload@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think people just genuinely don't know that firefox (and I suppose Safari) is the only true alternative browser i.e. Not based on chromium. I do my best to transition people I know across, but people are retty comfortable on chrome. If ad blockers stop working, I think there will be people who care just enough to switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people just genuinely don't know that firefox (and I suppose Safari) is the only true alternative browser i.e. Not based on chromium. Safari is only "not based on Chromium" in the sense that the heredity goes in the other direction (Chromium is based on it). Firefox is the only browser that maintains a rendering engine codebase fully separate from Chrome. That's why using Firefox, and evangelizing it to help keep up its marketshare, is so vitally important for the health of the web. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] overload@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago Huh, I didn't know that about Safari/Chromium. Absolutely agree that having a Google-controlled browser monopoly would be catastrophic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Used Firefox on and off since it came around, not a fan. But if chromium blocks ad-blockers, I'm switching instantly. I doubt many people know or care enough to switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] overload@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I've been on Firefox almost exclusively for about a decade and I can't really tell the difference between them honestly in terms of performance of normal web browsing. I'm having some weird graphical issues with my NAS frontend Web portal display on Firefox atm though, so keep chromium installed for that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoRodent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I honestly don't understand why anyone would refuse to switch from away Chrome. It's not like the other browsers lack functionality or are slow. The only problem they might encounter is some rare incompatibility which is the result of Firefox (and its forks) small market share and web devs not caring enough. I've never used Chrome as my primary browser and I don't think I missed anything. I started using Opera years before Chrome was even a thing (back when everyone was using IE) and then when the old Opera died, I didn't think even for a second about switching to Chrome and went straight to Firefox. Which could at least be highly customized to bring some Opera exclusive features (eg. mouse gestures, tab grouping) back. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I think, they just stopped caring about users instead. They've got enough market share. Might as well internet-explorer it for a while. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think people just genuinely don't know that firefox (and I suppose Safari) is the only true alternative browser i.e. Not based on chromium. I do my best to transition people I know across, but people are retty comfortable on chrome. If ad blockers stop working, I think there will be people who care just enough to switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people just genuinely don't know that firefox (and I suppose Safari) is the only true alternative browser i.e. Not based on chromium. Safari is only "not based on Chromium" in the sense that the heredity goes in the other direction (Chromium is based on it). Firefox is the only browser that maintains a rendering engine codebase fully separate from Chrome. That's why using Firefox, and evangelizing it to help keep up its marketshare, is so vitally important for the health of the web. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] overload@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago Huh, I didn't know that about Safari/Chromium. Absolutely agree that having a Google-controlled browser monopoly would be catastrophic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Used Firefox on and off since it came around, not a fan. But if chromium blocks ad-blockers, I'm switching instantly. I doubt many people know or care enough to switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] overload@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I've been on Firefox almost exclusively for about a decade and I can't really tell the difference between them honestly in terms of performance of normal web browsing. I'm having some weird graphical issues with my NAS frontend Web portal display on Firefox atm though, so keep chromium installed for that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoRodent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I honestly don't understand why anyone would refuse to switch from away Chrome. It's not like the other browsers lack functionality or are slow. The only problem they might encounter is some rare incompatibility which is the result of Firefox (and its forks) small market share and web devs not caring enough. I've never used Chrome as my primary browser and I don't think I missed anything. I started using Opera years before Chrome was even a thing (back when everyone was using IE) and then when the old Opera died, I didn't think even for a second about switching to Chrome and went straight to Firefox. Which could at least be highly customized to bring some Opera exclusive features (eg. mouse gestures, tab grouping) back. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people just genuinely don't know that firefox (and I suppose Safari) is the only true alternative browser i.e. Not based on chromium. Safari is only "not based on Chromium" in the sense that the heredity goes in the other direction (Chromium is based on it). Firefox is the only browser that maintains a rendering engine codebase fully separate from Chrome. That's why using Firefox, and evangelizing it to help keep up its marketshare, is so vitally important for the health of the web. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] overload@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago Huh, I didn't know that about Safari/Chromium. Absolutely agree that having a Google-controlled browser monopoly would be catastrophic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago Huh, I didn't know that about Safari/Chromium. Absolutely agree that having a Google-controlled browser monopoly would be catastrophic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Used Firefox on and off since it came around, not a fan. But if chromium blocks ad-blockers, I'm switching instantly. I doubt many people know or care enough to switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] overload@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I've been on Firefox almost exclusively for about a decade and I can't really tell the difference between them honestly in terms of performance of normal web browsing. I'm having some weird graphical issues with my NAS frontend Web portal display on Firefox atm though, so keep chromium installed for that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoRodent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I honestly don't understand why anyone would refuse to switch from away Chrome. It's not like the other browsers lack functionality or are slow. The only problem they might encounter is some rare incompatibility which is the result of Firefox (and its forks) small market share and web devs not caring enough. I've never used Chrome as my primary browser and I don't think I missed anything. I started using Opera years before Chrome was even a thing (back when everyone was using IE) and then when the old Opera died, I didn't think even for a second about switching to Chrome and went straight to Firefox. Which could at least be highly customized to bring some Opera exclusive features (eg. mouse gestures, tab grouping) back. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I've been on Firefox almost exclusively for about a decade and I can't really tell the difference between them honestly in terms of performance of normal web browsing. I'm having some weird graphical issues with my NAS frontend Web portal display on Firefox atm though, so keep chromium installed for that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoRodent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I honestly don't understand why anyone would refuse to switch from away Chrome. It's not like the other browsers lack functionality or are slow. The only problem they might encounter is some rare incompatibility which is the result of Firefox (and its forks) small market share and web devs not caring enough. I've never used Chrome as my primary browser and I don't think I missed anything. I started using Opera years before Chrome was even a thing (back when everyone was using IE) and then when the old Opera died, I didn't think even for a second about switching to Chrome and went straight to Firefox. Which could at least be highly customized to bring some Opera exclusive features (eg. mouse gestures, tab grouping) back. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoRodent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I honestly don't understand why anyone would refuse to switch from away Chrome. It's not like the other browsers lack functionality or are slow. The only problem they might encounter is some rare incompatibility which is the result of Firefox (and its forks) small market share and web devs not caring enough. I've never used Chrome as my primary browser and I don't think I missed anything. I started using Opera years before Chrome was even a thing (back when everyone was using IE) and then when the old Opera died, I didn't think even for a second about switching to Chrome and went straight to Firefox. Which could at least be highly customized to bring some Opera exclusive features (eg. mouse gestures, tab grouping) back. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I think, they just stopped caring about users instead. They've got enough market share. Might as well internet-explorer it for a while. permalink fedilink source parent