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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
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DDG's browser is using webview, meaning it uses chrome on Windows/Android. Also not what I would consider a major browser.
Even if Firefox drops support, it's doubtful that many of its major forks will drop support.
For those who want to use something other than a Firefox fork, there are some options.
Brave’s founder and CEO is a bigot who spends his money lobbying for his abhorrent views. Don’t support that piece of shit.
Brave Origin on Linux is free, it's the one that has the extra garbage ripped out. I don't like braves practices but as a security person I really do admire how Brave Shields functions. Graphene said they were interested in lifting shields off of brave to put in vanadium but it currently wasn't a top priority.
Why would firefox drop UBO support?
If they adopt Manifest v3 exclusively for addons like Chrome. Or if Chromium uses its monopolistic advantage to dictate additional browser standards that undermine the functionality of UBO, which could potentially result in Firefox becoming unable to view certain websites if they don't adopt them.