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[–] 267 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I think Google overestimates my Internet addiction and underestimates my steadfast hatred of advertisements.

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  • [–] 55 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Been on chrome for like 12 years. Syncs across my phone, everything. I will make the switch. I have been wondering when google was going to go evil. Why not 2023 like everything else on the internet?

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I love this quote, it exactly sums up my sentiments.

    I'm actually looking forward to it, because it will finally force me to go cold turkey on so many bullshit websites I don't need in my life anyway, which I was never able to do on my own, because the addiction simply is there. But not as strong ans my hatred of fingerprinting and advertisements.

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  • [–] 238 points 3 years ago (39 children)

    For anyone who thinks they're "stuck" with chrome, Firefox has gotten it's shit together massively in the last few years.

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  • [–] 75 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Which is why Google's next step is to effectively require chromium browsers for any websites wanting access to Google services and products.

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  • [–] 36 points 3 years ago* (6 children)

    Sounds like a good reason to stop using Google services and products. Some examples (note, I haven't used some of these yet):

    Search - DuckDuckGo

    Email - ProtonMail

    Drive - Dropbox

    Sheets/Docs - Zoho

    Some of these examples may not the best for everyone, but my point is that we do not have to let Google continue to push us around.

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  • [–] 76 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

    No, it sounds like a good reason for anti-trust regulators to make an injunction to stop Google from doing it.

    It's time for this fantasy bullshit notion that boycotts are worth a damn to end. In reality, it's nothing but pro-corporate propaganda designed to make people think they're "fighting the man" or whatever when they're actually completely ineffective.

    Now, don't get me wrong: by all means, please feel free to quit using Google's shit! That's 100% a good thing and I fully encourage it! Just don't delude yourself into thinking it represents even the slightest shred of a solution to the systemic problem Google's anticompetitive strategies represent.

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    [–] 149 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Google can do whatever bullshit they want, I am still not letting go of adblock

    I won't use sites with WEI or adblock blockers

    I won't use chromium

    You can lead the sheep to the spyware but you can't force them to open it

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Sure hope you're only using firefox since all the other browsers are chromium 🤣

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  • [–] 111 points 3 years ago (34 children)

    it baffles me that people are still using Google Chrome.

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  • [–] 59 points 3 years ago (13 children)

    Most people don't use an ad blocker and most people don't even know this drama exists.

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    [–] 108 points 3 years ago

    Firefox FTW

    UBlock Origin is fire

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    [–] 71 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Honestly just shocked how well Adblockalypse rolls off the tongue despite being the linguistic equivalent of three kids in a trench coat

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    [–] 56 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Installs a adblock block blocker in Firefox...

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    [–] 55 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    This is just more of the same. Every time some company thinks they've thrown enough money at the problem to DRM their way to success, somebody inevitably finds a fix, workaround, or bypass. Sometimes within a single day.

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    [–] 50 points 3 years ago

    I stopped using chrome as my primary browser years ago, and everyone should do the same.

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  • [–] 47 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Users when company who makes billions in profit off of ads modifies their browser to forcefully show more ads: 🤯😟

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  • [–] 45 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Stopped even looking at chrome since yrs. If they force their services even via chrome based browsers, I will dump their offerings as much as possible.

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    [–] 44 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Kiss my sexy Klingon ass, Google. I will forever battle ads.

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  • [–] 40 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    As long as this doesn't impact Firefox, I don't care...

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    [+] 34 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (20 children)
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    [–] 31 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Don't worry I'll stop using AdBlock in Chrome.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (11 children)

    Laughs in Firefox. (Specifically FireDragon)

    Edit: Since there was some confusion in the comments about what FireDragon is, I will explain it here. FireDragon is the default browser on Garuda Linux. FireDragon is a fork of Librewolf, which is in-turn a fork of Firefox. Librewolf's main goal is to provide the most privacy possible to its user, though it might be at the cost of some sites breaking. FireDragon is a fork of Librewolf, it reduces some of the privacy settings that Librewolf uses, in order for sites to not break, but while still retaining most of the privacy features. dr460nf1r3 the developer of FireDragon said "This fork ships saner defaults to also include regular (not paranoid 😋) users of Garuda Linux in its audience" [1] Paragraph 2, Line 6

    FireDragon from my perspective is focused around Garuda Linux, so a lot of its features are designed for users of Garuda Linux in mind.

    More information about FireDragon can be found here: https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/firedragon-librewolf-fork/5018, here: https://github.com/dr460nf1r3/firedragon-browser, and here: https://dr460nf1r3.org/projects/firedragon/

    More Information about Librewolf can be found here: https://librewolf.net/

    More Information about Garuda Linux can be found here: https://garudalinux.org/

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    [–] 21 points 3 years ago (24 children)

    Correction: The adblockalypse is coming for people still using chromium

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