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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I think we need all support we can get to fight Google on this, so I welcome Brave here actually.

Use this link to avoid going to Twitter:

https://nitter.kavin.rocks/BrendanEich/status/1684561924191842304

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[-] [email protected] 128 points 1 year ago

https://nitter.net/BrendanEich/status/1684561924191842304

Nitter link.

Also, the Chromium forks need to get onboard. I think Opera doesn't care about ads either so it will likely go against it but Microsoft will definitely add it to Edge.

Use Firefox :)

[-] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I guess nitter needs to be renamed to...nix?

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

NixOS enters the chat.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Already taken by the best packaging format

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Holy shit that’s evil!

(Predatory loans up to 800+% and they use peoples phone contacts to message their family/friends if they miss payments)

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

I really hope Microsoft sees the light. Edge is the best browser for my productivity. Can't work without their implementation of vertical tabs and tab groups.

Every so often I try it out on firefox and any option is just still not ideal.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

As long as websites/advertisers see their visitors as using a Chromium based browser they will continue to target for Chromium, regardless of whatever front facing UI is used.

The inherent problem is Google has an outsized voice in Chromium's developmental trajectory, and any major changes to Chromium will have downstream impacts, whether in actual implemented feature sets or forks making continued modifications on top.

The best way to protest is to not use a Chromium browser. Switching from Chrome to another Chromium browser is at best a side grade; everyone using Chromium is subject to Google's whimsy.

Pragmatically it doesn't matter if Microsoft chooses not to implement it; as long as Edge is on Chromium, Google can leverage this to continue to bully the web to their own devices.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Vivaldi is against it. might want to look at it instead of edge, it's extremely customizable. Still chromium based though.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Will look into it. Thanks.

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