I guess this solves the debate over whether Chromium browsers can be trusted. For those unaware the "upgrade" from MV2 to MV3 massively reduced the capabilities of browser extensions, degrading some and completely destroying others. This was mainly done to neuter ad blockers because they got in the way of Google's business model which is degrading your user experience and security so they can steal your data.
Brave says they disagree with the change but they don't have the resources to maintain MV2. They are maintaining a select few MV2 extensions which means they're probably fine for a relatively normie friendly privacy setup. It's a deal breaker for me though. If Google can do this to Brave there's all kinds of other bad things they can do. I don't trust any Chromium based browser at this point, and in any case there's one MV2 extension I use that Brave doesn't support. I guess I'll change to Firefox and maybe try some forks. I'm open to suggestions. I was actually watching a video about the Ladybird browser last night. It looks promising but it's not end user ready yet. They're aiming to go live some time this year. That's something to keep an eye on.
At work I am forced to deal with browsing without one and I will quite literally run some sites through a service that just returns the raw text of the website in order to make it readable.
I'm no coder, but I'm thinking a "workaround" for an adblocker would be to resize the ads to a 1x1 pixel frame. That way the ad is technically being allowed, the browser is verifying that it's being displayed, but it's actually not practically visible.
Dont even need to do that. You can make the ad believe it loaded and never actually load it. Modern internet structure is really weird. If you are ever curious, press f12 and look at what is on a very average reddit page. Its crazy how much shit there is.
This is the first I've heard of Floorp, but Japanese and Firefox based are two green flags just from a simple search. I'll have to look into it some more.
You can but youtube literally slows down the page loads and sometimes you have to wait for a black screen to disappear for over 30 seconds and it will coyly ask "are you experiencing interruptions?" in a little box,and sometimes you have to refresh the page. It's a real hassle but still better than ads.
I guess this solves the debate over whether Chromium browsers can be trusted. For those unaware the "upgrade" from MV2 to MV3 massively reduced the capabilities of browser extensions, degrading some and completely destroying others. This was mainly done to neuter ad blockers because they got in the way of Google's business model which is degrading your user experience and security so they can steal your data.
Brave says they disagree with the change but they don't have the resources to maintain MV2. They are maintaining a select few MV2 extensions which means they're probably fine for a relatively normie friendly privacy setup. It's a deal breaker for me though. If Google can do this to Brave there's all kinds of other bad things they can do. I don't trust any Chromium based browser at this point, and in any case there's one MV2 extension I use that Brave doesn't support. I guess I'll change to Firefox and maybe try some forks. I'm open to suggestions. I was actually watching a video about the Ladybird browser last night. It looks promising but it's not end user ready yet. They're aiming to go live some time this year. That's something to keep an eye on.
I think Ill give up on the internet before I go back to ads.
The internet is unusable without an adblocker.
At work I am forced to deal with browsing without one and I will quite literally run some sites through a service that just returns the raw text of the website in order to make it readable.
A service? Most browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari offer a native text-only Reader Mode.
Do they? I've never laid eyes on that feature.
I'm no coder, but I'm thinking a "workaround" for an adblocker would be to resize the ads to a 1x1 pixel frame. That way the ad is technically being allowed, the browser is verifying that it's being displayed, but it's actually not practically visible.
Dont even need to do that. You can make the ad believe it loaded and never actually load it. Modern internet structure is really weird. If you are ever curious, press f12 and look at what is on a very average reddit page. Its crazy how much shit there is.
Well guess I’m on the hunt for a new browser too. I have a friend that mentioned switching to Floorp, I may look at that one myself.
This is the first I've heard of Floorp, but Japanese and Firefox based are two green flags just from a simple search. I'll have to look into it some more.
Being able to say "the Japanese software might be a better choice" and it's not a joke is a sign of just how bad things have become.
As I mentioned above.
Libre Wolf is nice. It is basically Firefox with a few changes.
Firefox trackers removed ( yes, there are trackers in Firefox)
UBlock Origin installed by default.
Pocket, sponsored shortcuts, and Firefox Sync are disabled or removed.
Browser hardening like ArkenFox by default but they do intentionally differ on some areas.
It is the closest thing to a ready to use browser you can find.
Ad blockers work fine for me with MV3.
Can we just use firefox for ultra scammy ad sites like youtube?
You can but youtube literally slows down the page loads and sometimes you have to wait for a black screen to disappear for over 30 seconds and it will coyly ask "are you experiencing interruptions?" in a little box,and sometimes you have to refresh the page. It's a real hassle but still better than ads.
Sounds like anticompetitive behavior from the google monopoly. Hopefully congress takes a look
Oh, they'll totally look into that, right after they cash the check from Alphabet, Inc.
They'll look into it the same day they look into the Epstein Files, so never
Congress is on the payroll.
Libre Wolf is nice. It is basically Firefox with a few changes.
Firefox trackers removed ( yes, there are trackers in Firefox)
UBlock Origin installed by default.
Pocket, sponsored shortcuts, and Firefox Sync are disabled or removed.
Browser hardening like ArkenFox by default but they do intentionally differ on some areas.
It is the closest thing to a ready to use browser you can find.