Google Chrome is killing more extensions than you think - is your old favorite on the list?

[nalivai@lemmy.world]

A lot of Firefox users spoof the useragent.

[riot@lemmy.world]

I think that Firefox (and Firefox forks, like Zen Browser) have low-enough marketshare that websites that depend on ad revenue may just kill support for Firefox if Firefox does permit ad blocking

An argument could also be made that Firefox and its forks have low-enough marketshare that websites that depend on ad revenue won't want to deal with the extra work of keeping those users out.

[Guest]

Zen Browser on Mac and Orion on iOS. ublock origin and NextDNS on for both - no ads, no adblocker detected. Ever.

[panarab@lemm.ee]

1. Embrace
2. Extend
3. Extinguish <<< we are here

[venotic@kbin.melroy.org]

This is the list, for those who don't want to read it. I don't see Adguard Adblocker on there, surprisingly or SponsorBlock. Besides UBlock Origin, which is a staple extension of mine for all browsers and we've long knew about Google's approach to that. I haven't seen a lot of what I use/used on here. I don't even know most of these.

360 Ads Blocker
Adblock Fast
Awesome Bookmarks Button
Block Ads
Bookmark All
Bookmark It
Bookmark Lock
Bookmark Manager Speed Dial
Bookmark My Tabs
Comodo Ad Blocker
Comodo Online Security Pro
Content Blocker
Delicious Bookmark Bar Sync
Domain Blocker
Ethical AdBlock -- Ad Blocker
Fast Bookmark
Ghostery Private Search for Chrome
Google Ad Blocker
Google Privacy Shade
Hover Zoom+
Little Bookmark Box
Location Guard
MalwareAI Browser Security
Pinboard Bookmark Bar Sync
Popup Fixer
Privacy Cleaner
Privacy Extension
Private Bookmarker
Private Bookmarks
Simple Site Blocker
Touch VPN
Trump Blocker
TunnelBear Blocker
Website Blocker
Wikipedia Popup
YouTube Anywhere Remote

[eager_eagle@lemmy.world]

I don't bother. Most sites I wouldn't miss at all. There's only half a dozen or so websites that could force me to take any action on my end.

[magicshel@lemmy.zip]

I don't know if it's related, but an extension we use at work called Redirector was just disabled a few weeks ago for being "unsupported." It's the only reason I even used Chrome, so I guess I can go back to Safari. At home I only use Firefox.

[tonytins@pawb.social]

XMPP all over again.

[aux@feddit.uk]

Chrome users are not customers, they're the product.

[tehmics@lemmy.world]

Yep, I have my PiHole running on a Pi2 still.

You're underestimating these websites though. I already run into sites that arbitrarily throw up a "Firefox not supported" gate until I switch user agents. That will only get worse.

I'm still very concerned about Firefox's funding majority coming from Google search, especially after the antitrust shutting it down. https://slashdot.org/story/431592

We're headed for dark times for the open internet.

[imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works]

I'm just worried about how zdnet presumes to know what I think.

Google kills things, that's what they do. They can get fucked.

[catsgomow@lemmy.world]

You are not Google’s customer. You’re the product they sell to their customers.

Edit: Made this comment before refreshing the post to see the person above me. What they said.

[glimse@lemmy.world]

Brave is a Chromium browser.

[ripcord@lemmy.world]

OK, then. Killing their product.

[kidplayer_666@lemm.ee]

Average google then lol

[Guest]

Yes, but its maintaining support for these extentions... for now at least.

[stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca]

I 'm forced to use Chrome on my work laptop and it is the worst browser (even before the disabling of Manifest V2), but for security I can't access many systems with even another chromium based browser . Funnily IT forces an extension on us and it isn't compatible with Manifest V3.

[glimse@lemmy.world]

The boat might be sinking but at least this plank still floats

[gooberear@lemmy.wtf]

I'm guessing not since I don't use google chrome and haven't for a while.

[poopkins@lemmy.world]

Pushbullet is also dead. ️