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   Bernie The Wordsmith (berniethewordsmith@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:11:59 JST Bernie The Wordsmith

   Si todavía estás usando Google #Chrome, que sepas que la compañía que lo desarrolla trabaja activamente contra tí y va a limitar las extensiones que te protegen, como los bloqueadores de publicidad. Pásate a #Firefox para que tu navegador siga siendo tuyo.

   https://www.engadget.com/inside-the-arms-race-between-youtube-and-ad-blockers-140031824.html?_fsig=49gdw4DnMMDBCP3QkptZlA--%7EA

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:11:57 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @phf @berniethewordsmith @pluralistic In addition, Mozilla.
     is mostly funded by Google so I can't see Firefox supporting the old Manifest V2 version long term (their most recent statement is a "wait and see") plus they're embracing Manifest V3 anyway.

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     Bernie The Wordsmith (berniethewordsmith@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:11:58 JST Bernie The Wordsmith

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     If you still use #Chrome, you may want to know that #Google is limiting its extension capabilities because they do not like ad blocking. Google makes your browser to work against you by twiddling the buttons, as @pluralistic said. Work against this by using #Firefox a browser that will always be yours.

     https://www.engadget.com/inside-the-arms-race-between-youtube-and-ad-blockers-140031824.html?_fsig=49gdw4DnMMDBCP3QkptZlA--%7EA

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     Frothy Rainbow Custard (phf@floss.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:11:58 JST Frothy Rainbow Custard

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     @berniethewordsmith @pluralistic Seems to me that Firefox will only "be yours" until it's not. After all, there are "open source" builds of Chrome as well but apparently that's not enough to counter the big Googly-Moogly? So once the Googly-Moogly buys Mozilla guess what?

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:28:18 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @berniethewordsmith @phf @pluralistic Will Google even allow them to do that though?

     My biggest fear is if Google pulls the plug at that funding if Firefox becomes too popular. Then what? Not to mention if the DOJ wins the US v. Google antitrust trial as Mozilla testified that "they have a lot to lose".

     Once again, Mozilla's many years of mismanagement dating back to the start of WebExtentions, the Yahoo deal and not finding an alternative revenue stream is basically shooting them the foot.

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     Bernie The Wordsmith (berniethewordsmith@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:28:19 JST Bernie The Wordsmith

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     @joeo10 @phf @pluralistic There is an important difference in the way Mozilla handles V3 https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23559234/firefox-manifest-v3-content-ad-blocker

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     Bernie The Wordsmith (berniethewordsmith@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:43:07 JST Bernie The Wordsmith

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     @joeo10 @phf @pluralistic If Google pulls out financially speaking, then it will be our turn to help. I would rather give my money to Mozilla. People's money brought Firefox to the New York Times before

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 03:43:07 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @berniethewordsmith @phf @pluralistic Mozilla surely needs new leadership that's for certain and they need to rebuild a lot of people's trust. There's a reason why people are using forks such as LibreWolf nowadays.