- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
Reminder to switch browsers if you haven’t already!
- Google Chrome is starting to phase out older, more capable ad blocking extensions in favor of the more limited Manifest V3 system.
- The Manifest V3 system has been criticized by groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation for restricting the capabilities of web extensions.
- Google has made concessions to Manifest V3, but limitations on content filtering remain a source of skepticism and concern.
I’m right there with you. I hear people talking about how slow and bloated Firefox was, which I do not remember at all. I remember Chrome using some tricks to seem faster like preloading websites and preferential treatment for Chrone with Google websites and stuff, but in terms of raw performance I felt like they were roughly equal. I think the main reason for Chrome’s popularity is how firmly entrenched Google is/was with Google Search, Gmail, YouTube etc. and constantly having the “get Chrome!” ads pushed to users.