Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin for some in Manifest v3 rollout
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I did check the about:crashes page and it showed me that it seems to be related to "speechd init" and the crash itself is being linked with
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1794057Having said that, I just disabled narrate, so maybe it goes away now.
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I dont have issues with FF in general which would cause me to stop using it, while it is frustrating, not using something chromium based still outweighs that heavily. Its kinda of a matter of principle to me.
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wonder if they're somewhere else in the thread naming other browsers. i looked up librewolf and it looks solid enough anyway.
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I very much dislike Mozilla's direction over the last decade. They're introducing user-hostile features that subtly break normal browsing experience, even when disabled[0]. Not like Google is better, but I'm also trying to get away from Mozilla.
[0] On Firefox Mobile, there's a "feature" which makes the address bar auto-complete domains of companies paying Mozilla. I noticed this with Netflix - I never visit, but when I start writing a URL with n, roughly every 10th time Netflix was suggested. You can disable this feature, but this doesn't actually disable it. The address bar no longer auto-completes with Netflix, instead it just doesn't autocomplete! So 9/10 times I can write n and press Enter, but 1/10 times I press n and search for the letter n.
Mozilla doesn't care whether they break features, as long as they can make more money. I strongly dislike this approach by the supposedly "good" browser manufacturer.
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Do you have a good non chromium based alternative? To be clear I genuinely am asking those things make switching probably worth it considering how little of a hassle it is.
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Mainly that Google intentionally makes its sites (like YouTube or Google Docs) slower and less useable when they detect you're using Firefox, and/or ad blockers (which you need Firefox to use, so same difference).
It's mostly fixable with add-ons and userscripts (and eventually, one hopes, with an antitrust lawsuit), but it's still a hassle.
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Sadly not, I'd also be interested in one!
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isn't chromium under the Linux foundation now? Might look at the options on that side.
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Better defaults for the average user who isn’t looking for maximum privacy
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fair enough makes sense. LibreWolf is real strict about it.
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No, it's still 100% owned and 100% controlled by Google.
The Linux Foundation is just making it easier for people outside of Google to submit work to it.
Cynically, you could say that Google is just trying to get free contributions while retaining all the control. Optimistically you could say this is the first step in Google giving up control of Chromium in the far future, although currently they've given zero verbal or written indicators that they plan to do that.
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Brave is just Chrome with added crypto and homophobia
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Which one are you using? I was looking at ironfox
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I don't know either. This one of those cases I wish people would elaborate, since I don't know much about waterfox so would welcome more insight into it.
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Download fennec it's the fork of ff mobile with less of the cruft.
I don't know if it has fixed that specific problem, but I can't recall seeing it
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GNOME Web if on Linux
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Thanks for the recommendation, I'll give it a try!
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Thanks for this!! I became spoiled with Arc’s UI, but it’s a Chrome based browser. This looks like it’s the same experience without the bs.
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in the early days, waterfox was simply a fork of firefox that provided 64bit support when the official builds didn’t. since then i’ve kept using it since it seems like firefox with better default settings for me. between 2019 and 2023 waterfox was owned by an advertising agency although they exerted no control over the software as far as i can tell, and everything remained open source. maybe some peoples info is outdated and they don’t know that the partnership ended 2 years ago. sorry for bad formatting i’m on mobile.
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LibreWolf if you want security, privacy and freedom
