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Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

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1034 points deryilz | 6 comments | 12 Jul 25 19:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.867s | source | bottom
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daft_pink ◴[12 Jul 25 19:39 UTC] No.44544532[source]▶
So what’s the conclusion? Can we use a different Chrome based browser and avoid MV3? What’s the decision for privacy after this has happened?
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j45 ◴[12 Jul 25 20:07 UTC] No.44544726[source]▶
The little I've read bout this says that maintaining MV2 might be something as well.

If other chromium based browsers didn't have this issue, that would be great, but likely in time Youtube won't support browsers that don't have MV3. Probably still have some time though.

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1. SSchick ◴[12 Jul 25 20:24 UTC] No.44544856[source]▶
Switched to Firefox yesterday, I suggest you do the same.
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2. j45 ◴[12 Jul 25 20:59 UTC] No.44545114[source]▶
That's a good reminder to update Firefox.

I tend to oscillate back and forth every few years gradually.

Lately not Chrome proper, there are some neat browser takes worth trying out like Vivaldi, Brave, Arc, etc that are Chromium based.

3. dwedge ◴[12 Jul 25 21:16 UTC] No.44545239[source]▶
Are they still funded to the tune of a billion a year by Google so that Google can pretend they don't have a monopoly? Are they still intent on redefining as an ad company?
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4. dexterdog ◴[12 Jul 25 21:20 UTC] No.44545279[source]▶
If you're going to switch you should switch to a better option. I've been using librewolf for years since Firefox doesn't have the best track record either.
5. j45 ◴[12 Jul 25 21:36 UTC] No.44545396[source]▶
When the billion began Chrome wasn't even a browser yet.
6. Brian_K_White ◴[12 Jul 25 21:49 UTC] No.44545483[source]▶
The google money isn't any great gotcha. It's wrong of them to have grown to be so dependant but so what? All it means is that some day the funded development will stop, just like all the forks are already.

Let them take google money for as long as it flows. You can switch to librewolf at any time if FF itself ever actually goes bad in any critical way. But there's not a lot of reason to do so until the minute that actually happens. Go ahead and take the funded work and updates as long as it exists.