- Google is transitioning Chrome’s extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to the V3.
- This means users won’t be able to use uBlock Origin to block ads on Google Chrome.
- However, there’s a new iteration of the app — uBlock Origin Lite, which is Manifest V3 compliant but doesn’t boast the original version’s comprehensive ad-blocking features.
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Use Firefox. If something you use ABSOLUTELY needs Chromium yell at whoever makes the thing. If that still doesn’t work use Brave. But then go back to Firefox for everything else.
What’s the general consensus on Arch? I really like the UX, although I stuck to Firefox on mobile.
Screw that. Use Firefox, but if you need Chrome, use brave, use Vivaldi, use Opera for all it mattwrs. Asanything that still works is fine.
This brave paranoia is just insane. You don’t want crypto, don’t use it. You don’t trust brave use Vivaldi, but spreading fake fear is BS.
Brave altered URLs clicked to add their own affiliate links. Browsers should go to where you click. That’s like their whole job. There are reasons to dislike Brave apart from crypto.
4 years ago
Also Firefox sends all of your browser data to Google for safe browsing checks Right now.
Are you talking about this? They say it only calls out to get updated lists and when you actually arrive at a phishing page to check if the page is still marked as suspicious.
Also, I agree it was 4 years ago. That’s a fair point. To me it’s super important and they’ve probably permanently lost my trust (or at least it’s always going to be besmudged). If you believe they’ve changed in that time period (or it’s not as critical to you) then that’s fine.
For what it’s worth, when I need a Chromium based browser because the site has a bug and won’t work with Firefox my (current) go to is Brave. I use it on a semi regular basis because dndbeyond.com works poorly with Firefox. So every 2 to 4 weeks I use it for that.
You can also disable FF from connecting to safe browsing with flags. I prefer to let my DNS handle that list.
My Work ADP portal also misbehaves in FF.
I’ve also made FF stop using Google search for anything.
I advocate people use whatever works for them. I’d advocate for Edge, but they have already clarified they intend to follow Chrome to the letter.
Vivaldi has claimed they intend to fork and not enforce V3, but acknowledge it’s no small feat and they may fail.
Operam I believe has claimed they intend not to enforce V3
Brave goes as far as saying that they’re immune to it even if they turned it on.
I don’t trust any browser 100% Firefox was close and is still my most trusted.
I’m down with pushing everyone into Firefox, but I’m not loving the chrome variant hate. Use whatever works unless the browsers are currently acting bad.
You don’t want crypto, don’t use it.
I use Brave as my Chrome based browser when not using Floorp but there were other issues with Brave in the past like injecting their affiliate links unbeknownst to users so they could make money off them. They have reverted that decision but that they thought it was acceptable in the first place leaves some to question, rightly, what other shenanigans they might pull. They’ve also had issues with paying out Creators BAT tokens.
Yep company’s not totally trustworthy neither is Google neither is Microsoft. By the way, Firefox still sends all of your websites to Google to get safe traffic prompts.
Brave also got and slapped by the SEC for the handling of their crypto sales.
The link issue you’re speaking of was 4 years ago. The CEO issued a formal apology.
They’re a funded company they are trying to make money to pay the developers to stay solvent.
On the upside they’re using that money to fight Google’s ad blocking and to keep manifest V3 optional.
The way they block the ads happens outside of manifest so even if they take the manifest code they still won’t have ads. Of the chromium ancestry browsers they are the most likely to continue running long-term. They’re also the fastest solution for YouTube blocking when YouTube makes changes.
I main Firefox but still use brave over edge or opera.
Right now, we need all the boats we have. Not everything works in Firefox you need to have a backup,
I’ve switched to Brave. I only use it for general internet use. What am i missing out on if i don’t go back to Firefox?
What you are missing out on? Probably not much. Some sites might even work worse if you switch, due to lazyness or sabotage by devs.
Using Firefox is good for the ecosystem in general, to have a counter balance to Google. I use both Firefox and chromium and see very little difference. Some extensions might be worth it (like the title says), so that might be a difference for you.
Thank you!
Support for Chromuin backed browsers ?
I keep Throriim there for the odd shit ball site thear refuses but then thats the point.
I know its everyone’s personal choice and all that but in my opinion people should stop using chromium engine browsers. It was a good engine however the fact that chromium has the majority users is the only thing holding lazy developers from porting websites to work with other browser engines gives google more control.
So what are the better options. I don’t know much (anything) about web engines. Privacy is my top priority.
Most “browsers” being marketed out there are based off of Google’s Chromium project. They are effectively re-skins of it (simplifying a little). Examples include Brave, Vivaldi, Opera I believe.
Firefox is completely separate and independent from this ecosystem (which is also why there’s a separate extension store for Firefox).
The third and last major (>a couple % market share) engine is WebKit, which is the basis of Apple’s Safari.
There’s tons of cool stuff out there, but it’s either niche (platform/use case), unstable to use, and/or both. Examples: Servo, Ladybird, Orion
To sum it up, if you’re a normal, average user:
- If you have exclusively Apple devices, probably try Safari (for the synchronization & battery efficiency)
- If not, Firefox!
- If you need it because of some really messed up development/compatibility issues, the last resort is ungoogled/de-googled Chromium
While on the topic, here’s some cool browser extensions:
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Consent-O-Matic (auto-deny cookie banners)
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StopTheMadness / StopTheMadness Pro (macOS only)
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Bitwarden or the browser extension of another, different password manager you (hopefully) already use
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YouTube-specific extensions, if you use the platform
- SponsorBlock for YouTube (Firefox link)
- Stop AutoPlay Next for YouTube (Firefox link)
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(optional) Privacy-heavy focus. Caution: Having these extensions may lead to some sites breaking – they are not necessary for most people.
- Privacy Badger
- CanvasBlocker (Firefox)
- Cookie AutoDelete (Firefox)
- AdNauseam advertisement & tracking blocker/obfuscator – if you use decide to use this, probably deactivate the others including uBlock Origin
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(optional) Dark Reader
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Wow, thanks! I had no idea there was Bitwarden extension.
fuck brave. use librewolf.
Cool, I’ll give it a shot.
Edit: is there a mobile version?
short answer: No
long answer: Most people just like to shout-out what they like, and don’t want to know your use case. If you need pc/mobile sync, Firefox will be your best choice here.
I’ve started using Ecosia and i honestly have liked my results far more than on chrome
If you want to avoid ads it might be a good idea to not use products from a company which primary goal is to make money on ads…
But hey, what do I know…
Just imported all my stuff into firefox. Bye felicia.
Still working for me
Intrusive ads and…
MALWARE!
To be fair, some add-ons are the worst malware you can have. Google is trying to combat that
Bullshit, they are trying to kneecap ad blocking to protect their bottom line. They could have protected people from sketchy add one without fucking up ublock
Yep, the main reason I started using adblockers in the first place is because I was tired of the weekly disinfection routine of my pc.
Hiding ads wasn’t my main motivation to start with, I just wanted to keep my system safe and shit free.
What a disaster… USE FIREFOX
I’d just like to reassure everybody that you can quit using Google Chrome. I switched to Firefox a year ago. You can switch to something else too. Give it a try.
Wait, I don’t need to nudge anybody. After all the ads start invading their browsing experience I doubt anybody will need much prodding.
Do you know if brave browser is better than firefox? they claim to prioritize user privacy more than firefox
I’d use Firefox over brave. The company behind brave will still sell your data.
They’re selling the tor feature of brave. You can install tor in FF.
I like brave because it’s staffed with developers full-time to block YouTube. I don’t love their crypto, but I don’t use it, and it does pay their devs.
brave is based on chromium, so it’s not 100% safe from google
Rocking Firefox even from my Android phone. It works great!
I don’t understand the inertia if I’m honest.
Easy to understand. People don’t like change.
Despite 25 years in IT, and knowing better, I only recently switched back to Firefox. I expected a fair bit of hassle, and I won’t say the transition was seamless, but I was astounded.
Those of us in the know aren’t doing any good circle jerking ourselves over our superior browser. We need to get our friends, coworkers and relatives engaged. And that should be easy if we contrast our ad-free experience with theirs.
On that note: Anyone wanting the same look and feel of Chrome without ads should try Brave. No add-ons or plugins necessary.
You can even keep all your bookmarks
Nobody that cares about seeing ads is still on chrome. I bet they don’t lose more than 8-10% market share in a year even that is probably super high
Yep… when ublock quits working for me on Chrome then I will migrate.
Yup
Why wait? Migrate now. There’s even Firefox for mobile with ublock
There is?
Yes. You can install extensions on firefox mobile just like you can on the desktop version. IIRC it’s the only mobile browser that does this.
Yes my main mobile browser
Same here. Haven’t seen an ad in I don’t know how long.
That doesn’t really answer my question. How does one get ublock origin on mobile?
There’s an extensions menu in the firefox app, uBlock is listed as one of the recommend ones, all you have to do is click the plus sign to add it.
Not in mobile
You use Firefox as your mobile browser
And to add to that, set all your programs and links to open in Firefox by default, instead of the YouTube app, etc. then you’re blocking ads just like a desktop on every site you visit.
Same as on desktop. You go to the Mozilla extension site or the author’s site and click add.
low key that’s why I switched. ads on mobile are so incredibly intrusive
Mull is a Firefox fork with even more privacy features. There are others that I’m sure people will chime in with.
Blocks ads in YouTube too, and if you add sponsorblock you it’ll skip in video ads too
Firefox mobile allows you to install extensions just like a PC version of the browser.
Only on Firefox Android.
As far as I know, Safari is the only browser with Adblock on iOS.
I use Firefox Focus on iOS. It blocks quite a bit without addons.
This is true, however, Firefox focus has a built in blocker that’s pretty good, and the Orion browser for iOS actually supports Firefox extensions (even though it’s built on top of safari), and is also pretty good. I run bothe Firefox focus and Orion with ublock on my iOS devices.
I just installed Orion thanks to this post and I’m really impressed. I usually stick to safari, but I’m going to sit on this for a week and see how I feel about it.
2 quick questions; Do you know if it’s possible to get YouTube videos to run in PiP on iOS/iPadOS? And is there a dark mode for the app’s interface?
Yes, you can do pip, you need to first expand the video to full screen, then tap the screen to bring up the on screen controls, and you should see a pip button in the upper left of the video.
Orion doesn’t have a dark mode that I’m aware of, though it mostly respects iOS dark mode (with annoying exceptions). Though with firefox extensions, you can install dark reader, or you can install the dark reader iOS app, to get dark mode on all websites.
Edit: I’m not certain that dark reader iOS app will work with orion. I don’t use the app, I use the firefox extension with orion.
Also third party browsers on iOS are forced to use a janky slow WebKit WebView instead of the accelerated WebKit on Safari.
In the EU, things are different and third-party rendering engines have been forced upon Apple, so people there may have more options.
On Android, Firefox for iOS doesn’t have addons because Apple.
The Orion browser has rudimentary support for Firefox extensions. UBlock origin seems to work for me. Best I’ve found for iOS
It it because apple doesn’t want addons, or because firefox is forced to use webkit?
From what I understand, it’s mostly because they’re forced to use WebKit, and building a compatibility layer to make the existing addons to work within iOS constraints on top of WebKit would need a significant amount of work.
My guess is that Mozilla is waiting on the engine restrictions to be lifted, but so far that will only happen in the European market with their alt stores.
For real the votes here have so much “well it works on my machine so you must be wrong”-energy
I personally enjoy Ecosia. They’re the ones who plant trees whenever you use their search engine, and while not the best, at least their mobile app has a built in ad-blocker that imo seems pretty decent.
You can use FireFox and set your default search engine to Ecosia’s. Best of both world’s.
There is also a FF extension called Search For Trees that defaults to Google’s search engine instead of Ecosia/Bing where you don’t have to pre-load each search with #g, unlike Ecosia. The Google search in this extension is a little wacky though so not perfect. Search For Trees donates to Trees For the Future btw.
Mostly inertia and other priorities…
It’s ez
yeah, I went ahead and set it up…
Any recommendation for an alternative to Hangouts?
Hopefully it will break badly enough to move people past their inertia so then there can be a more serious competitor to Chrome, or maybe even multiple competitors to Chrome.
I tried but for some reason certain websites can’t play any videos on Firefox without buffering every like 5 or 10 seconds for a few seconds. It happens on 100% of videos on YouTube and like 50% of videos on any other website. It’s super annoying, so back to chrome I went and I guess I’ll stay until ublock bites the dust and I have to move.
Google owns YouTube so there’s probably some shenanigans there
Thats Googles fault. Firefox has an user agent switcher -addon. Flip it there to appear as Chrome, and suddenly Youtube bufferring problems drastically lessen.
Also if you are in EU, consider making a complaint about this assholish and anti-competetive behaviour to your country’s competition/trade authority. Also EU’s, if you feel like being an extra responsible EU citizen. These assholes at Google need to be fined to extinction.
Or better still firefox focus. Ad blocking built in and it drops all the cookies as soon as you close it.
I keep firefox on mobile for when I need to go to a trusted site, firefox focus for everything else.
I just wanted to drop in to say I do the same!! Especially on iOS where regular Firefox is kinda so-so (but better than Safari) Firefox Focus meanwhile is King
Firefox with NoScript is better than any adblocker I used. It blocks the ‘disable adblocker’ popups alongside ads and most sketchy shit in general
It also blocks everything else on the website.
It’s definitely more of a hassle than most people will want to deal with. But I still prefer to have it and selectively enable things as needed, because quite frankly I’d rather deal with predictable hassles of my own making than be bombarded with new bullshit every day due to ever worsening trends in enshittification.
Tip: its not better if you know its to much hassle for most people. But dont let that stop you from posting your ideas. The more power to those that such is not a hassle.
People have different tolerances for these kinds of things. Some people never bother to even get an ad blocker. Some won’t touch settings no matter how simple. And some want to tweak and modify endlessly.
You can basically use uBlock Origin as NoScript (or I think ScriptSafe? or did they change back?) if you put it into “hard mode.”
I personally like “medium mode”. I guess I get why they hide it behind several obscure steps, but I feel like they should advertise it more. It’s a nice middle ground. Still breaks every website the first time you go there but meh. Small price to pay.
Why not both?
look into umatrix, it’s a better noscript, made by the same dev as ublock.
Formerly made by the same dev. Not because somebody else took it over, but because he deprecated it entirely.
ah ok, I didn’t realize.
Because it can ruin your browsing experience all together. It’d be like installing multiple anti-virus programs on your Windows PC
iirc some hardened firefox configs, including arkenfox, recommend using ublock ONLY. other privacy extensions like noscript aren’t worth using because ublock replicates all of their features plus more
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Firefox reader mode is the champ, especially when combined with uBlock
I’ve always used Firefox on every other device I own, but now I need to do something about my Chromebook.
Could use Brave, built using chromium but has ad block built in.
Edit - have been made aware that brave is not ideal - Link
Edit edit! - Yeah, Brave’s CEO sounds like a grade a dick. I’ve switched to Firefox for sure. Not been here in a while.
No thanks. Brave got some serious problems and you might as well use Edge or something that isn’t owned by a bigot.
Oh shit, I’ve only got a few lines into the article but will read the rest soon. Ty.
My work has edge and chrome. Everything else locked.
Will be seeing ads at work now. Cool.
uBlock Origin Lite, which is Manifest V3 compliant but doesn’t boast the original version’s comprehensive ad-blocking features.
Then what is the purpose/value of it?
It’s not as comprehensive, but it still blocks ads. Personally, I’ve not noticed a difference. If you are a power user with custom rules and third party lists then your experience will vary.
I went ahead and switched to Firefox which I can also use on my phone and now block ads there, too.
Its able to block some ads. However, from a security perspective this basically means google chrome is no longer a web browser that should be used in a professional setting, let alone for your private and personal work
I’ll let corporate worry about corporate… I don’t want the ads at home.
100% don’t use it at home. I’m saying if you wouldn’t even use it at work (and you seriously shouldn’t anymore, its a total liability) you for sure shouldn’t use it at home
(Go)fucky(o)urself(gle)
Firefox is the bomb.
Yea, I’m just waiting for the bomb to go off when Mozilla inevitably ends up following Google’s example.
Firefox already adopted manifest V3 but specifically kept the features needed for adblockers
Thankfully, Firefox is open-source, so we can just use one of the forks, or perhaps Ladybird will be ready for general release by that time.
Yep, I’m watching intently with the shit they’ve been doing.
It is… revolutionary.
YouTube isn’t playing on Firefox with Ublock for me either. I’ll need to go through and reinstall my extensions, but I couldn’t find the root cause so far, I’d just been using chrome with ublock for YouTube and Firefox for everything else.
Saaaaame for me on PC. Such a bummer.
Make sure
jnn-pa.googleapis.comisn’t blocked anywhere in your network. It may perhaps be blocked in a filter list you have activated in uBO, DNS, VPN, Firewall, anti-virus, Firefox enhanced tracking protection, etc.Try NewPipe or a fork of that for YouTube on Android.
It doesn’t have recommendations or ability to comment does it? And ReVanced is still working for me on Android.
Use a redirect plugin to open all YouTube links in invidious.
On android, GrayJay is the best app for not only YouTube but all video and streaming platforms.
As for grey jay, I haven’t had time to compile it yet. ReVanced is working well for me.
But that wouldn’t have comments or updating recommendations, right?
FreeTube is available for Windows and Android. It has SponsorBlock built in as well.
see also: librewolf
If only there was a librewolf mobile…
I’m not saying to never use Firefox Android forks, but the reality is that Chromium forks are significantly more secure on Android, such as Mulch (same dev as Mull) and Chromite (Bromite fork).
Again, I am talking security, not privacy, and specifically for Android.
Here is a good write up on the topic from the developer of the Mull and Mulch browsers:
https://divestos.org/pages/browsers
For desktop there are a lot of good Firefox forks, such as Mullvad’s Browser, Librewolf, & Waterfox. If a website needs Chrome to work, I just use Vivaldi or Ungoogled Chromium.
Edit: I’ve made this point a few times, and always with lots of downvotes, just kind of funny. Especially when I provided a technical write-up from the developer of a security focused distro (DivestOS) as well as two popular security focused Android browsers (Mull and Mulch), but hey, maybe you all know better than he does.
Mull is the closest
iceraven is nice to
Never used it, I thought it was unmaintained but I guess I was wrong
Fennec is a pace in the right direction for that
Mull is better…
Firefox is a very nice experience. If you’re still hanging onto Chrome, I strongly suggest you at least try Firefox. I suspect most people have very little reason to stay with Google products.
