Switch to firefox.
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I would so love if this causes an usage spike for Firefox, so that all websites and webapps start testing for Firefox compatibility again...
The install counts for ad block extensions is surprisingly lower than you'd think.
uBlock only peaked just shy of 30M users, so much less than 1% of general users. Obviously it's not that cut and dry, but you get the idea. It's unlikely they have much influence no matter where they go.
How many of those 3 billion Chrome users were on desktop though? Mobile is the default for most of the world.
IDK that it's much less than 1% of general users, considering it's .4% of the total global population, and even as #1 not everyone uses Chrome on desktop (but also some people have multiple desktops...).
But your point is still valid, if the roughly 1% desktop market share shifts to FF, not a lot is likely to change.
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If only there's a different web browser one can use... 🤔🤔
Netscape Navigator baby 😎
Pfft. Mosaic is where it's at.
Lynx gang Rise UP!
Don't use Chrome
Why are people using chrome?
The majority of people just can’t fucking be bothered, don’t fucking care or are completely unaware that there are other options.
Pretty much this. People on the fediverse generally forget how ridiculously non-tech savvy the public at large is, moreso the underlying issues with things like AI, tracking, etc.
And even if the public does know they can just shrug and say “so what?”
People don’t know, don’t want to know, and can’t be bothered if told.
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Why did people use Internet Explorer before it?
It's just "the internet button" for most people, the same as Windows is just "the computer" and Android is "the phone".
The idea that you can change out fundamental software components of a modern computing device is alien to them.
"People" have no IT knowledge. They use Chrome because they recognize its icon as the one you click to make web sites happen. They have practically no knowledge of it beyond that, including that there are other options and the reasons why they might prefer those.
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The Firefox forks that I use:
- LibreWolf ships with uBlockOrigin by default.
- Zen browser for power users who want lots of out of the box features and customization. An especially excellent browser for users who migrate from Vivaldi. Caveat, as with most feature-rich things, the line between bloat and feature can be a bit blurred.
Fyi, you won't be able to watch videos on Zen if you're on Windows. (Yes, you use Arch btw, and wouldn't be caught dead using Microslop products, thank you random commenter from the future. :^) )
I use NixOS btw
you won’t be able to watch videos on Zen if you’re on Windows.
Videos work fine.
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Misleading headline, as UBlock Origin Lite will work.
….Which is what the vast majority of Chrome users would be using now anyway. Using full Ublock requires a ton of manual hoops (or a Chromium fork) already, and basically no one using plain Chrome at this point is gonna do that.
Not that this is okay.
I’m just saying it’s misleading. Full Ublock has already been evicted from Chrome for like 99.9% of its users, and sadly, they didn’t seem to care.
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Haven't used chrome in years. The closest I've been to it is Brave, and I only use it when shit doesn't load on LibreWolf or IceRaven.
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Make it the end of Chrome instead.
Who the fucking fuck still uses stock Chrome in 2026, chrissakes.
everyone’s parents methinks. i got mine on chrome 15ish years ago and now they won’t stop. “but you’re the one that told us to use chrome…”
i get that a lot. it’s as if they cannot conceive that things that were once good can become shitty. enshittified if you will.
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Shame for anyone still using Google Chrome.
This isn't really news. Anyone who cared and was able to do so isn't using chrome anymore. They could add back what is needed for ad blockers to work and it wouldn't bring back enough people to matter.
The people using Chromium based browsers are all huge suckers. It's just a fact
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I'm using librewolf for most tasks but just FYI you can try ladybird with three lines of git and its coming along nicely. Additionally Kagi's WebKit browser Orion is looking really great and the flatpak for that is available right now.
Play with them and report bugs. These guys have been making serious progress this year.
I’m not sure I’d recommend Ladybird or Orion for general use yet. Orion is still getting there on Linux, ladybird is in deep development.
…Why not a good fork? Like Zen, Librewolf, or if you need Chromium compatibility, Helium?
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I'm excited that there are alternative browser engines being developed, but I lost a lot of enthusiasm for Ladybird when I learned more about the lead. Servo is another browser project coming along nicely, although Servo is closer to webkit than it is a fully fledged browser.
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Chrome is for work stuff, nothing else.
I can't really research a topic for work without an adblocker. The experience is too miserable, everything is riddled with advertisements!
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The end of Chrome. FTFY.
I wonder if this will effect adnauseam.io
Yes, it will. It’s already very finicky with chrome, and it will stop working:
https://github.com/dhowe/AdNauseam/wiki/Install-AdNauseam-on-Chromium-browsers
This will also be an existential issue for downstream browsers like Helium or Ungoogled Chromium (though forks with their own blocker engine like Cromite or Brave will continue to work).
I use Waterfox for almost everything because it has that Chrome feel and speed to it.
I do, on occasion, use Edge for websites that do not play nicely with Firefox. Most of those tend to be government websites, which unfortunately I have to deal with from time to time.
Firefox for two decades, got tired of Mozilla's bloat and their "AI first company" announcement was the last straw, Waterfox has been great. :)
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Finally, thanks God.
I switched to uBlock Origin Lite when all this shit started up, is that one going away too?
Nope. Ublock lite was made for Manifest V2 depreciation, specifically.
It’s not as effective as full UBlock though. I notice it missing tons of elements or bugging some pages out when I use it on others’ PCs.
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Pichai. Remember that name.
That fucking banchode running Alphabet.
Remembering that name is pointless. He is an out-of-touch oligopoly CEO indistinguishable from every other out-of-touch oligopoly CEO. They are completely interchangeable to the point where it makes no functional difference who's running the companies.
The system that creates the oligopoly conditions is the enemy you're looking for. Directing your ire at the CEOs themselves is useless and one of the reasons they exist: soak up blame so people rail against the CEO instead of trying to fix the underlying problem.
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