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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by Capricorn2481 »

picofarad wrote: post #566
jjav wrote: post #357

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> say they are opting into Chrome out of spite, which is 100x worse. That is what is frustrating, indeed. Firefox is not perfect. Nothing is perfect. There have been changes in Firefox over the years that I don't like. (I'm still hurting from it moving the tabs to the top, so annoying.) In a scale of 1 (100% user-hostile) to 10 (absolutely perfect user-centered browser), Firefox only scores a, let's say, eight. But c…

I concur that it is strange seeing the FF/Mozilla vs chrome arguments. Its almost as if some large percentage of users here relied on web ads for their income. Weird!

I would imagine a very small number of people on here rely on ads for income, but I could be wrong. That's just not the shape of company most devs work for.

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by vjvjvjvjghv »

bossyTeacher wrote: post #686
vjvjvjvjghv wrote: post #558

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“For me” seems to be the keyword here. From what I know it works for most Brave users.

>From what I know it works for most Brave users. "From what I know" is epistemologically equivalent to "For me".

I can name at least 10 people who are using Brave after I recommended it and don’t see YouTube ads.

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by fsflover »

tim333 wrote: post #514
mikeocool wrote: post #103

Guess it was a bad idea for everyone to switch to a browser made by one of the world’s biggest advertising companies.

uBlock lite works pretty well for me with Chrome

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305464

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by Forgeties79 »

account42 wrote: post #734
Forgeties79 wrote: post #450

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A browser that is routinely dumped on by HN for not being perfectly managed lol

"How dare you complain that I pissed on your carpet when the other guy took a dump on it."

If we’re going to use this kind of metaphor, I would say Firefox is just doing a mixed job of cleaning up the mess Google made on your carpet.

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by account42 »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #744
account42 wrote: post #734

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"How dare you complain that I pissed on your carpet when the other guy took a dump on it."

If we’re going to use this kind of metaphor, I would say Firefox is just doing a mixed job of cleaning up the mess Google made on your carpet.

They doing both cleanup of Google's mess and adding their own mess. They are being criticized for the latter. Add to that that Mozilla, unlike Google, pretends to be a cleaning company when they want you to let them into your home.

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by KingMob »

lukan wrote: post #334
KingMob wrote: post #248

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"RIP Charlie Kirk I hope many more debate nerds carry on his quest to engage young people with words, not fists." If this statement - a urge to engage in peaceful debate, not violence - makes you hate him, then I see the problem rather with you. I mean seriously, do you like civil war? Because this is what happens when people don't talk anymore about their disagreements, but physically fight.

Charlie Kirk literally formed a campus watch group to police professor's speech. He had *zero* real commitment to free speech.

Which makes Kling (and you), either too ignorant to proffer an opinion, or deliberately duplicitous.

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by Forgeties79 »

account42 wrote: post #745
Forgeties79 wrote: post #744

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If we’re going to use this kind of metaphor, I would say Firefox is just doing a mixed job of cleaning up the mess Google made on your carpet.

They doing both cleanup of Google's mess and adding their own mess. They are being criticized for the latter. Add to that that Mozilla, unlike Google, pretends to be a cleaning company when they want you to let them into your home.

> when they want you to let them into your home.

Are you trying to say that Mozilla/Firefox is engaging in the same data harvesting, usage, and dissemination that Google is?

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by jjav »

Capricorn2481 wrote: post #741
picofarad wrote: post #566

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I concur that it is strange seeing the FF/Mozilla vs chrome arguments. Its almost as if some large percentage of users here relied on web ads for their income. Weird!

I would imagine a very small number of people on here rely on ads for income, but I could be wrong. That's just not the shape of company most devs work for.

> I would imagine a very small number of people on here rely on ads for income, but I could be wrong. That's just not the shape of company most devs work for.

Who do you think most developers work for?

Google, Facebook, two massive developer employers which are advertising companies.

There is a reason the quote “The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads" is famous.

Because so many developers are doing nothing but that, pushing advertising.

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by jimmydorry »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #747
account42 wrote: post #745

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They doing both cleanup of Google's mess and adding their own mess. They are being criticized for the latter. Add to that that Mozilla, unlike Google, pretends to be a cleaning company when they want you to let them into your home.

> when they want you to let them into your home. Are you trying to say that Mozilla/Firefox is engaging in the same data harvesting, usage, and dissemination that Google is?

Mozilla has frequently made questionable choices with its ad tie-ins and promotions. Mr. Robot ads, anyone? Unlike Chrome, Mozilla has also embedded full on data-collection schemes (Cliqz which tracked typing and browsing to test monetisation strategies).
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