Reminder #891,814 to stop using Chrome and Chromium browsers and to stop supporting Google's web monopoly.
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2024
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3 more will do it! :p
Why Chromium based browsers? I understand using Chrome might help Google, but how does using other browsers based on Chromium help them? By increasing market share?
Yes. It gives them leverage when working on standard specs. And it can lead to stagnation. The latter didn't happen yet, but they already tried to push their agenda multiple times already.
And it can lead to stagnation. The latter didn't happen yet
I could argue that it already did when Google abandoned JPEG XL.
That is a solid argument. I second this.
Hopefully Firefox won't follow.
Firefox currently has no plans to drop support for manifest V2. It also supports the WebRequest API in V3, so ad blocking would continue to work if they do discontinue V2.
Awesome!
The only silver lining was they were also going to disable third party cookies, but they nixed that idea and kept this one. I’m done rooting for chrome.
They were gonna axe the cookies in return for a generalized profile in your browser or something.