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Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 81 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Because Google is trying to turn the internet into a walled garden where only people with Chrome can visit the majority of websites.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (16 children)

    I've been been a full time Firefox user for three years now. Haven't experience a single problem like that. Haven't really experienced any problem at all to be honest

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately that has not been the case for me. Some sites for buying concert tickets don't seem to like Firefox.

    I've had problems with several Microsoft sites we use internally for work ever since Edge went to Chrome.

    It's not Firefox's fault. Mozilla is abiding by web standards.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Your past experiences with Firefox are irrelevant because we're talking about the future.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    I know. My experience with Chrome used to be good too. And we all know what's up now.

    If Firefox fucks up, I'm fine with abandoning ship and moving on to the next thing. I'm not sure what that would be, but I'm sure I'll figure that out once we get there.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    That's the problem. Google is working so that there's not going to be a next thing.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That is concerning, but Internet Explorer used to be the only option too. Of course things are different now, but I have faith (for lack of anything else).

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    There always is a next thing. It's called Gemini and it has the problem of guys like Google fixed by having a non-extensible standard.

    I'm not joking, too - sometimes even wide masses become practical and just want "no bullshit" Internet publishing. Which Gemini delivers.

    But - would be interesting to have something like Gemini, but serverless.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Thats the thing.

    There is basically no alternative. Firefox exists on the mercy of google which is its biggest donor.

    There are very few attempts at a truly open source browser and neither can tackle the biggest problem, which is google pushing websites to adopt their standards, weaponizing ad income to guarantee compliance.

    Currently more then 80% of internet users have a chromium browser while websites creation for many entities is often outsourced out of lack of own IT knowledge. When firefox dies there will be no economic insensitive to build sites accessible by anything but chromium.

    Low key i wish this fires back into anarchy. I hate the corporate web and the only sites i like to see are those free of economic insensitive and all in on an ethical free digital world.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Do you use YouTube?

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