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I am tempted to start using the @Vivaldi browser but then I looked* at the diversity in the underlying technology and I think it is better to promote and start using @firefox :firefox: more.

Or should we leave it to #Google :omya_google: and #Apple :apple_inc: only❓

I'm curious 😅 @Vivaldi why not use SpiderMonkey and Gecko❓

*Table was created with the help of #Bard

#OpenSource #browser #w3c #codinglife

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can use Cromite (Bromite fork) or Kiwi Browser as well if you're on Android

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I believe those are both Chromium, right? I'm suspicious that when manifest v2 support ends in Chromium it will kill ad blockers across the Chromium market.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Cromite uses some built-in adblocker based off ABP and doesn't have extensions

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

I doubt specific type of extensions will be killed in Chromium. Even uBlock Origin exists as a Lite version with no possibility of configuration, but allows proper adblocking.

Western corporations are testing how far they can get away with advertising, spying and other dirty things, and there is going to be very soon, probably in the next 5ish years, when we see a breaking point for masses globally.