 Well, the Chrome team is back on their bullshit. The people that wanted to guarantee adblockers didn't work last week are deciding what bookmarks you get to keep this week. Firefox is good. You should try it. But FFS you all need to stop using Chrome. https://strangeobject.space/@silvermoon82/110969122337810598 53 comments
@mhoye Or use a Chromium browser that rips out all the Google tracking garbage but lets you use the amazing ecosystem of Chrome plugins. Been using Brave for years.  @joeo10 @mhoye The browser has an optional business model that Iβve happily ignored for years. The anti-LGBTQ+ complaint is basically because Brendan Eich is against same-sex marriage. Too bad for him. He donated $1,000 in 2008 to support a failed gay marriage ballot initiative. 2008. 15 years ago. Anything since? That by itself doesnβt dissuade me from using a browser. @shepgo@mastodon.social @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org @mhoye@mastodon.social has he ever addressed the support for Prop 8? I use both Chrome and Firefox and there are demonstrably far more Chrome plugins, and when comparing similar ones most Iβve found are better in Chrome. Firefox realizes so many devs arenβt making plugins for them that they switched to WebExtensions model so some compatible extensions can be imported. @shepgo@mastodon.social @mhoye@mastodon.social I have mostly switched to Chromium on desktop myself. Appreciate that it has Chromecast support.  @mhoye Wonder if this is Google looking at DSA and hoping to weaponize users against it by doing this.  @mhoye the number of people who pile in to the comments on reports like this to recommend Brave and then wave away the obvious criticisms is always dismaying... like, y'all can clearly see how bad the web would be if Brave somehow became dominant, right? feels a bit like watching people flock to bsky. @jplebreton @mhoye It's paid advertising. The more people use Brave, the more each Brave user gets paid, or something like that. The same reason people shill Bitcoin etc.
@mhoye@mastodon.social firefox is my go to on each new install of windows or linux @CosmicTrigger Yeah, importing bookmarks/history from other browsers is something Firefox asks permission to do for you during install. It's painless. @mhoye One huge problem: All my YouTube stuff will be deleted including all the videos I uploaded. For now I am going to erase every single password, bookmark, fill-in data, etc and keep Chrome for JUST youtube until I find a workaround because I don't have a lot of those original video files anymore @CosmicTrigger I don't think there's a direct connection between "not using chrome" and "videos stored on youtube get deleted" - you can move account passwords to other browsers, but I can understand why you'd be worried. @mhoye I erased all my personal info. That's really all that matters, except from what I am reading Google Chrome stores that shit forever But after that darling of gay and Asian white supremacists everywhere, Andy Gno, doxxed me in an article and literally tried to have me killed, I should have ditched Chrome a long time ago. For YEARS I used Firefox and have no idea why I switched  And I have found Brave Browser to be way ahead of everything else when it comes to privacy. Check it out π Yes, I just disabled all the crypto and it seems fine. its shields system is most excellent for blocking ads and trackers. I thought that Firefox was way to friendly with google. What other web browser do you use? All the crypto can be disabled in Brave, I can send u a link if you like, @mhoye It is google collect instead of chrome bookmarks.  @mhoye Is there a tool to export all of my current Chrome bookmarks & folders & import them into Firefox?   Not only do Google seem desparate now, they donβt even provide anywhere near the value to end users as they did as recently as 1-2 yrs ago. Itβs like some mad man majority stockholder joined the board and wants to bleed the stone.  @mhoye @GuyNamedBrian I switched to DuckDuckGo web browser about a year ago and have never looked back. @mhoye@mastodon.social Unfortunately, most web applications are optimized for Chrome and there are often errors in Firefox. Chrome is faster for me. However, I use Firefox everywhere where the Chrome engine does not bring significant advantages.  |
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@mhoye agree! AnyThing than Crome! BRAVE, Firefox, TOR FTW!