4 ms·

There are quite a few browser that don't ever need extensions to block ads. There's thus no reason for me to use Firefox (and I don't want to, until it's manage

by EbNar 1y ago

There are quite a few browser that don't ever need extensions to block ads. There's thus no reason for me to use Firefox (and I don't want to, until it's managed by Mozilla).

EbNar 1y ago
[flagged]
- fsflover 1y ago
  I didn't downvote you, but your vague mentioning of some browsers "that don't ever need extensions to block ads" is not helpful at all and sounds wrong to me. There are only three major browser engines in the world, and only Firefox's one blocks ads reliably.
  - EbNar 1y ago
    Well, I dont see ads in my non-FF browser. Don't know what else I could say. And, to be precise, FF doesn't block anything by itself. It just relies on an the job of unpaid volunteers to block ads.
    - fsflover 1y ago
      Which "non-FF" browser? Ladybird? Lynx? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41871873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41871873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43241306 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43241306
      - EbNar 1y ago
        There are quite a few Chromium browsers with an inbuilt adblocker. Mine is one of these. My world isn't going to end with UBo.
        fsflover 1y ago
        Which ones?
        EbNar 1y ago
        Ok, now I'm pretty sure you're trolling. Bye.
        fsflover 1y ago
        Your're just not giving enough details for a refute, so I had to dig links about all browsers I could find. You're trolling, since you only give vague, general statements, which don't move the discussion.
  - flkenosad 1y ago
    Brave ships with an ad blocker built in i believe.
    - fsflover 1y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43349506 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43349506
      - EbNar 1y ago
        I don't need any MV2 extension, so I don't really care.
        fsflover 1y ago
        So, you're fine with the ads and tracking.
        EbNar 1y ago
        https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=EbNar#44578751 https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=EbNar#44578751 Besides, using that together with a DNS blocker does a wonderful job, whether you believe it or not.
        fsflover 1y ago
        The discontinued support of MV2 means that all ads will eventually adapt and your anti-ad measures stop working.
        EbNar 1y ago
        I think you don't understand the difference between an extension (for which manifest version matters) and an intrinsic feature (for which the manifest means nothing). It's either that, or you want to convince people that FF the only way. No, it isn't. Deal with it.

by EbNar 1y ago

There are quite a few browser that don't ever need extensions to block ads. There's thus no reason for me to use Firefox (and I don't want to, until it's managed by Mozilla).

EbNar 1y ago

[flagged]

fsflover 1y ago
I didn't downvote you, but your vague mentioning of some browsers "that don't ever need extensions to block ads" is not helpful at all and sounds wrong to me. There are only three major browser engines in the world, and only Firefox's one blocks ads reliably.
- EbNar 1y ago
  Well, I dont see ads in my non-FF browser. Don't know what else I could say. And, to be precise, FF doesn't block anything by itself. It just relies on an the job of unpaid volunteers to block ads.
  - fsflover 1y ago
    Which "non-FF" browser? Ladybird? Lynx? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41871873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41871873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43241306 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43241306
    - EbNar 1y ago
      There are quite a few Chromium browsers with an inbuilt adblocker. Mine is one of these. My world isn't going to end with UBo.
      - fsflover 1y ago
        Which ones?
        EbNar 1y ago
        Ok, now I'm pretty sure you're trolling. Bye.
        fsflover 1y ago
        Your're just not giving enough details for a refute, so I had to dig links about all browsers I could find. You're trolling, since you only give vague, general statements, which don't move the discussion.
- flkenosad 1y ago
  Brave ships with an ad blocker built in i believe.
  - fsflover 1y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43349506 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43349506
    - EbNar 1y ago
      I don't need any MV2 extension, so I don't really care.
      - fsflover 1y ago
        So, you're fine with the ads and tracking.
        EbNar 1y ago
        https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=EbNar#44578751 https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=EbNar#44578751 Besides, using that together with a DNS blocker does a wonderful job, whether you believe it or not.
        fsflover 1y ago
        The discontinued support of MV2 means that all ads will eventually adapt and your anti-ad measures stop working.
        EbNar 1y ago
        I think you don't understand the difference between an extension (for which manifest version matters) and an intrinsic feature (for which the manifest means nothing). It's either that, or you want to convince people that FF the only way. No, it isn't. Deal with it.