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Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

www.techradar.com Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

Manifesting a future where Firefox is more successful?

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www.techradar.com /computing/chrome/google-looks-to-be-fully-shutting-down-unsupported-extensions-and-ad-blockers-in-chrome-which-might-push-some-folks-to-switch-to-firefox

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Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

www.techradar.com /computing/chrome/google-looks-to-be-fully-shutting-down-unsupported-extensions-and-ad-blockers-in-chrome-which-might-push-some-folks-to-switch-to-firefox

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Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome, such as uBlock Origin – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox

www.techradar.com /computing/chrome/google-looks-to-be-fully-shutting-down-unsupported-extensions-and-ad-blockers-in-chrome-which-might-push-some-folks-to-switch-to-firefox

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The trick is, I never switched to chrome.
I went from IE to firefox back in 2009 or so and never had a reason to switch. Firefox is a nice browser.

I switch to FF like 2 years ago

Started using Firefox for all video related sites. Blocks ads in Paramount plus and others
- Why only for those?
  
  Because ad blocker works. I basically only use chrome for Gmail now and work stuff. Eventually I'll use it for everything

I got so tired of the "update chrome because new zero day" articles so I removed chrome altogether from every computer I own except the work one because one specific vendor's schematics work in chrome and are broken in the other browsers. I haven't looked back and I don't think I will.

I've never enjoyed Firefox, don't know why but it's just never felt better for me. Whether it be looks or something else, dunno

or Edge which fully supports Manifest V2
- ...For now. Looks like they're going to get rid of it too (which makes sense, because they copy Chromium's codebase).
  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions-chromium/developer-guide/manifest-v3
- for now

only if firefox weren't pushing everyone back.

Switch to Firefox? By Mozilla? The company that just said they are ramping up ads and AI garbage?
Good luck.
- Firefox is FOSS. Just use a privacy oriented fork of it :)
  
  So say I'm dumb and don't know how to find a fork like that...
- Compared to Google they are saints.
  
  Do~~n't be~~ evil
- Sadly Mozilla is not immune to following the dumb fads that run through Silicon Valley, but Firefox is still clearly the best browser option.
  
  I agree. I'm using it right now!
  But they have certainly been outlining some poor decisions in the last few weeks.
- Sooooo ALL of the things google is doing even harder?

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