Google has added ads on both its search page and Chrome://newtab

Post by atesti » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 1:38 PM UTC

vehemenz wrote: post #134

atesti wrote: post #44

It's notoriously difficult to have a new tab page without ads/Google connections, but still keep the 8 thumbnails. One can change the search engine and then an alternate new tab page appears which is the right one: Only thumbnails. Unfortunately there is code in chrome to detect the search engine one confiured and activate the matching new tab page. I think they have one for ddg? Even creating a custom search engine…

There has been a blank new tab extension in Chrome for ages.

Post by hgsgm » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 1:40 PM UTC

kuschku wrote: post #81

bertman wrote: post #23

This is not "unprecedented" at all, see e.g. here: https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/lf9egy/comment/iivz...

Wasn't the Nexus 7 (2012) the first such ad? Aside from chrome itself bring advertised this way, that is.

Post by berkes » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 1:42 PM UTC

julianlam wrote: post #113

lukas099 wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not duckduckgo?

Because hating on Micro$oft (ha! Remember that?) is a 2000s thing.

Post by cmeacham98 » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 1:44 PM UTC

wooque wrote: post #150

qzx_pierri wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm so tired of seeing people recommend Brave. Firefox is what the web needs. Organizational shenanigans aside, Firefox is the best browser on the market right now.

Brave works, Firefox don't, simple as. I tried Firefox numerous times and I always stumble upon glitches, and it still measurable slower. Chromium won, deal with it.

Post by unethical_ban » Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 1:45 PM UTC

qzx_pierri wrote: post #140

exabrial wrote: post #124

Who still using chrome? Use safari, brave, or Firefox.

I'm so tired of seeing people recommend Brave. Firefox is what the web needs. Organizational shenanigans aside, Firefox is the best browser on the market right now.