Google Chrome is killing more extensions than you think - is your old favorite on the list?
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So, the elephant in the room is Chrome killing ad-blocking.
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.
https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share
As of February:
Chrome: 66.3%
Safari: 17.99%
Edge: 5.33%
Firefox: 2.62%
The software used to view the Web in 2025 is really mostly under the control of either Google or Apple.
There’s always PiHole to block ads at the network level. It takes some setup and a raspberry pi but it can be one of the cheaper ones. And I’m pretty sure the sites aren’t going to do much more than check the User Agent to get the browser so User Agent Switcher will get around 99% of that.
You could, I suppose, block Firefox in other ways (like maybe checking for some random Chromium feature not yet supported in Firefox) but Firefox isn’t usually far behind Chrome so it would almost take an entire new developer to be effective. And there’s probably ways around that too. (I’m a web developer but have never worked on an ad-supported project and never will so I’m not sure but life finds a way.)
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I only care about adblocking, so ControlD+Brave for me.
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One of my co-workers switched to UBlock Lite instead of UBlock Origin and now the ads are back.
Now he's working on switching to a non-Google browser.
Good job, Google. You have killed Google for yet another former customer.
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For crying out loud they’re not just targeting adblockers.
Join [email protected] folks!
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So, the elephant in the room is Chrome killing ad-blocking.
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.
https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share
As of February:
Chrome: 66.3%
Safari: 17.99%
Edge: 5.33%
Firefox: 2.62%
The software used to view the Web in 2025 is really mostly under the control of either Google or Apple.
A lot of Firefox users spoof the useragent.
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So, the elephant in the room is Chrome killing ad-blocking.
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.
https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share
As of February:
Chrome: 66.3%
Safari: 17.99%
Edge: 5.33%
Firefox: 2.62%
The software used to view the Web in 2025 is really mostly under the control of either Google or Apple.
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.
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- Embrace
- Extend
- Extinguish <<< we are here
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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 -
A lot of Firefox users spoof the useragent.
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.
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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 RemoteI 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.
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- Embrace
- Extend
- Extinguish <<< we are here
XMPP all over again.
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One of my co-workers switched to UBlock Lite instead of UBlock Origin and now the ads are back.
Now he's working on switching to a non-Google browser.
Good job, Google. You have killed Google for yet another former customer.
Chrome users are not customers, they're the product.
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There’s always PiHole to block ads at the network level. It takes some setup and a raspberry pi but it can be one of the cheaper ones. And I’m pretty sure the sites aren’t going to do much more than check the User Agent to get the browser so User Agent Switcher will get around 99% of that.
You could, I suppose, block Firefox in other ways (like maybe checking for some random Chromium feature not yet supported in Firefox) but Firefox isn’t usually far behind Chrome so it would almost take an entire new developer to be effective. And there’s probably ways around that too. (I’m a web developer but have never worked on an ad-supported project and never will so I’m not sure but life finds a way.)
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.
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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.
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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.
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I only care about adblocking, so ControlD+Brave for me.
Brave is a Chromium browser.
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Chrome users are not customers, they're the product.
OK, then. Killing their product.
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OK, then. Killing their product.
Average google then lol
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Brave is a Chromium browser.
