Current Events > So... it's real. Google is destroying ublock support for Chrome.

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Yes, these are all things that I've experienced. I'm surprised they just don't outright block you if they detect an ad blocker.

TetsuoS2 posted...

Yes, these are all things that I've experienced. I'm surprised they just don't outright block you if they detect an ad blocker.

Even if they aren't making money off of you seeing their ads, they can still make money selling your harvested data

wackyteen posted...

Even if they aren't making money off of you seeing their ads, they can still make money selling your harvested data

Since when has that ever been good enough for shareholders?

008Zulu posted...

Surprised people still use Chrome.

Same. I remember Chrome used to devour RAM and I had no idea why.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Literally no webapp actually uses agent strings anymore. It's there because of legacy reasons but doesn't do anything except for googlebots in some cases.

I tried using Oculus casting to my PC and in firefox oculus.com/casting says this message:

This browser doesn't support casting.
To cast to your computer, please use a supported web browser such as Google Chrome.

Then I used a user agent switcher addon to spoof Chrome and it worked flawlessly. I think some websites do read that string and lie to you.

K-driver posted...

Millenials refusing to switch off Chrome are literally just repeating the Internet Explorer bit boomers did.

Time is a flat circle.

This post hit really hard, lmao. Incidentally, my computer crashed randomly today and when I booted it up, Chrome forcibly installed an update I'd been avoiding, thus killing my adblocker. As a result, I immediately made the jump to Firefox and it actually wasn't hard at all despite my misgivings. I imagine there will be some growing pains to figure out, but I've been wanting to make the jump for some time and I can breathe a little easier now that I have.

Anyway, thank you for giving me that push, @K-driver. I refuse to be the equivalent of an Explorer fossil.

K-driver posted...

Millenials refusing to switch off Chrome are literally just repeating the Internet Explorer bit boomers did.

Time is a flat circle.

In fairness, on my previous computer, Firefox would have loading issues that Chrome didn't, but on my new computer I use Firefox without issues and have Brave as a back-up.

Chrome announced and executed this plan years ago. Use Firefox (or one of its forks). Chrome (and any Chromium browser for that matter) is compromised and will always be inferior in terms of privacy and security.

Firefox has bulletproof adblocking and security controls.

Chrome is the Internet Explorer of the 2010s/2020s. Stop using it, and stop defending it.

Asherlee10 posted...

I've mentioned it a lot before, but I use NordLayer and it was the best thing I did. Handles my VPN, dedicated IP, adblocking, etc. across all devices.

But I thought NordVPN was "the bad one"

Isn't it the one at the end of youtube videos that youtubers tell is sponsored by?

Good thing I switched to opera.

pinky0926 posted...

I'm considering switching to duckduckgo, anyone else using it?

Use Vivaldi if you absolutely need a chromium based browser

Hexenherz posted...

Use Vivaldi if you absolutely need a chromium based browser

Why need a chromium based browser anyway? At most I could see Opera GX for the aesthetics and if you're gave up on privacy.

my favorite firefox fork is floorp, it works pretty well and is customizable moreso than firefox original. still using firefox on my phone, though.

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+1 for based Mullvad. But inb4 someone says "but Russia."

I've been able to hold off the uBlock-killing Chrome update for now, but reading this topic prompted me to go ahead and make the switch to Firefox, since I'll inevitably need to eventually. It was pretty easy to migrate all my bookmarks and stuff over.

Fuck Google. I'm never watching ads on Youtube, nor paying for ad-free Youtube, ever.

They will inevitably make adblock a bannable offense. It's the next logical step.

I moved on to Firefox on my work computer, will probably move on all personals soon

I've made the switch to Firefox. It will take some getting used to it but it's fine.

GhostFaceLeaks posted...

They will inevitably make adblock a bannable offense. It's the next logical step.

That would be really bad if that happens. If that does happen, then there should be legal action on those website allowing frauds, false advertising, inappropriate and malicious adverts to appear.

supermichael11 posted...

That would be really bad if that happens. If that does happen, then there should be legal action on those website allowing frauds, false advertising, inappropriate and malicious adverts to appear.

Google likely wouldn't care. Supposedly they were warned by a ton of companies to keep adblock because of the viruses and ads yet they still chose this. They won't care if they have to ban users for using adblock if it means fighting it.

Switched over to Firefox when it happened. Really wasn't much of a hassle at all.

GhostFaceLeaks posted...

Google likely wouldn't care. Supposedly they were warned by a ton of companies to keep adblock because of the viruses and ads yet they still chose this. They won't care if they have to ban users for using adblock if it means fighting it.

Then the law should get involved, if Google does decide to do it. Google shouldn't be allowed to get away with it, if it does happen.
It is bad that Google is getting away with it, by doing their best to disable software to block adverts.

as others have said, it's back to firefox for us all

Robot2600 posted...

as others have said, it's back to firefox for us all

That is one of the best browser, Google is a bad company.

012yArthur0 posted...

Same. I remember Chrome used to devour RAM and I had no idea why.

It still does, and honestly so does firefox. There are good days and bad days. Last year the culprit was revealed to be youtube due to Google shenanigans and Firefox devs were nice enough to find a solution that they included in an update which helped with that a bit.

But it's just something that will always happen, even if you close all the YouTube tabs you have open. I personally am curious to see if it can eat as much as 60 gb in RAM. I know it can eat 16 gb worth of ram since that's how much I have, and in my next PC upgrade I'm going for 64 gb of ram.

I still haven't transferred all my bookmarks from chrome to firefox, but once I do it really will be over.

Has anyone tested if ublock lite does block ads on chrome still?

saspa posted...

I still haven't transferred all my bookmarks from chrome to firefox, but once I do it really will be over.

Has anyone tested if ublock lite does block ads on chrome still?

Doesn't firefox just ask you if you want to transfer your bookmarks over?