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As a counter-point, I've had to set up Chrome with ad blockers even for computer illiterate family members and friends because they eventually have it installed
by AaronFriel 8y ago
As a counter-point, I've had to set up Chrome with ad blockers even for computer illiterate family members and friends because they eventually have it installed anyway. Why? Not because they knew they were installing it, but because every time you visit "google.com" in Edge, you get an intrusive message that says:
"Switch to Chrome
Hide annoying ads and protect against malware on the web
[No Thanks] [Yes]"
And that then appears on every single search. And if you click no thanks, it reappears.
And then when they go to youtube, they see this:
"Watch YouTube videos with Chrome
Google recommends using Chrome, a fast and secure browser. Try it?
[Yes] [No Thanks]"
Again, every page load. It's a dark pattern. What about Gmail?
"Google recommends using Chrome
Try a fast, secure browser with updates built in
[No Thanks] [Yes]"
EVERY PAGE LOAD.
- eridius 8y agoTo be honest, I think it's pretty bad that the company with the largest influence on the web is also the company that controls the largest web browser. Chrome should be moved to a different Alphabet company and Google forbidden from promoting it.
- aequitas 8y agoIt's not limited to Google Search/Youtube. A few years back Google had an incentive program that would reward 3rd party websites to put up a "This page is faster in Chrome" banner. Not a regular advertisement, a separate banner.
- berbec 8y agoYou'd think there'd be a super-slim version of uBlock that only blocked Google's nag messages to install chrome
- gdfasfklshg4 8y agoStart a list...
- hannasanarion 8y agoDoesn't it already? I've never noticed the nags when using Firefox
- executesorder66 8y agoI use Firefox with the vanilla uBlockOrigin. I don't notice any google nagging except on the google translate page.
- holtalanm 8y agoI don't use Chrome, and can honestly say I don't remember the last time I saw one of these messages. Granted, the browser i use is Blink-based. Probably has something to do with it, but it is still _not Chrome_.
- culot 8y agoThose messages don't appear for me in Firefox, but they do when using Edge. Clicking 'no thanks' sometimes dismisses them, however sometimes they come back at next load.