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Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder (www.theregister.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 13 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The biggest issue is that making a browser from scratch takes a lot of resources. It's not cheap and takes a long time.

We essentially have Chrome and Firefox now. And Firefox is starting to enshitify.

We desperately need a third browser.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Even if they manage the compatibility, extensions are a big factor.

    Bitwarden, adblock, sponsor block, multi account containers, libredirect... Without those, I don't think I would adopt.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    All of these are pretty "enthusiast/tinkerer" stuff. Some rando that doesnt use these also won't be touching servo or ladybird basically ever. I think they would get adapted pretty fast for use among "us".

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Plus firefox mostly exists because google pays them, probably so there's no anti-trust action against them.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Google pays them the make Goigle the default search engine.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    It can definitely be both at once. Could be paying an inflated amount, or they could just be doing it to keep FF alive. It's not like helping their direct competitor provides a direct advantage, and FF would be in a lot worse of a situation without the Google money.

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