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Firefox has a lot of issues, but maybe we don't have any other option. (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

Google Chrome is now encouraging uBlock Origin users who have updated to the latest version to switch to other ad blockers before Manifest v2 extensions are disabled.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Isn't the only reason firefox gets google ad money is because google is afraid they would slapped with an anti-trust lawsuit? Firefox getting money from google doesn't seem like a valid criticism.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I believe it is because Google is the default search engine in Firefox.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It is, but I'm pretty sure they have to give all users the choice now in the EU, when you launch first time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think it's the other way around, Android has to ask you what you want your default browser (and search engine?) to be, but if you choose Firefox, it will still have Google as its default search engine.

Firefox's marketshare isn't big enough to count as a gatekeeper, I don't think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, maybe you are right.

Come to think of it, I only saw this on Safari, Android and Edge, and they are all gatekeepers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm not in the EU, but I have Firefox set as my default browser on Android and it works fine.

[–] automator404 -1 points 3 months ago

That's exactly the reason.