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Defaults matter. Like, a lot.

• KronisLV 5y ago
  And for many people, Firefox (or Chrome, or Edge) will be the default browser. Seeking out a different browser to use takes similar, if not greater effort than just installing uBlock Origin (or a similar extension, or a few) and possibly altering some browser settings. Plus, there's the issue of trust - how many people can vouch for a particular browser, or an extension? If a malicious piece of code would get into a niche browser or extension, how long would it take for someone to notice and bring that to the attention of the wider community? Would there even be such a community? Or maybe if they'd sell out and the product would change ownership? The more eyes there are looking at code and how it runs, the safer it is, or at least i'd argue so. Therefore, sticking with the popular options is probably better, in general. In this case, that would probably (hopefully) be Firefox with some addons.