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I'm so glad this exists, I've been considering doing something like this for a few months. I recently got a TV based on VIDAA os, a locked-down linux-based OS

by degamad 3mo ago

I'm so glad this exists, I've been considering doing something like this for a few months. I recently got a TV based on VIDAA os, a locked-down linux-based OS where everything is rendered from Web pages. It has a built-in browser that doesn't support ad-blocking (I suspect VIDAA is profiting from showing ads on the TV), and you can't install new apps unless they're Web pages. This would hopefully allow one to run Firefox within the existing browser, then install uBlock Origin within Firefox... I know what this weekend's project is going to be...

coolelectronics 3mo ago
We also plan on adding extension support to https://github.com/HeyPuter/browser.js https://github.com/HeyPuter/browser.js soon, which should hopefully cover use cases like that as well without the full overhead
shevy-java 3mo ago
Firefox should really bundle ublock origin as-is. I install it afterwards anyway but I don't understand Mozilla here. They seem to want to stay behind Google.
- quantummagic 3mo ago
  In 2024, "search royalties" brought in approximately $585 million for Mozilla, largely from Google. It's not hard to see why they tread very lightly around ad blocking. It's actually impressive that ublock remains easy and painless to install as an extension.
  - Sabinus 3mo ago
    Wouldn't the whole point of Google propping up competition browsers to avoid antitrust be completely undermined if Google was influencing the development of said browsers?
    - BobbyTables2 3mo ago
      Imagine the loss to Google if every Firefox user’s default search engine wasn’t Google…
- mrtesthah 3mo ago
  They already bundle Brave’s rust-based ad-blocker: https://shivankaul.com/blog/firefox-bundles-adblock-rust https://shivankaul.com/blog/firefox-bundles-adblock-rust
saidinesh5 3mo ago
Chances are you'll run out of ram trying to run a browser inside another browser on a TV with 1-2GB ram usually. You might have a better luck with network level ad blocker like pi-hole or adguard for eg

by degamad 3mo ago

coolelectronics 3mo ago

We also plan on adding extension support to https://github.com/HeyPuter/browser.js https://github.com/HeyPuter/browser.js soon, which should hopefully cover use cases like that as well without the full overhead

shevy-java 3mo ago

Firefox should really bundle ublock origin as-is. I install it afterwards anyway but I don't understand Mozilla here. They seem to want to stay behind Google.

quantummagic 3mo ago
In 2024, "search royalties" brought in approximately $585 million for Mozilla, largely from Google. It's not hard to see why they tread very lightly around ad blocking. It's actually impressive that ublock remains easy and painless to install as an extension.
- Sabinus 3mo ago
  Wouldn't the whole point of Google propping up competition browsers to avoid antitrust be completely undermined if Google was influencing the development of said browsers?
  - BobbyTables2 3mo ago
    Imagine the loss to Google if every Firefox user’s default search engine wasn’t Google…
mrtesthah 3mo ago
They already bundle Brave’s rust-based ad-blocker: https://shivankaul.com/blog/firefox-bundles-adblock-rust https://shivankaul.com/blog/firefox-bundles-adblock-rust

saidinesh5 3mo ago

Chances are you'll run out of ram trying to run a browser inside another browser on a TV with 1-2GB ram usually. You might have a better luck with network level ad blocker like pi-hole or adguard for eg