Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

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    7 days ago

    I can’t imagine using the web without firefox and ublock. Even the cookie consent popups are awful.

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      7 days ago

      Seriously. I clear my cookies on Firefox exit because I don’t want their shit on my computer if it isn’t needed.

      This would cause me to see them every single damn time.

      • FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone
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        4 days ago

        I recommend using the extensions Containers and “temporary containers” instead. This way you can keep cookies for specific containers / websites but all the other cookies get deleted.

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        7 days ago

        Yeah, the user experience of “just wipe cookies on browser exit” is a lot better than “have a million prompts all over zillions of sites”.

        However, regarding “every single damn time”…some sites can have their “do you want cookies” popup just blocked by the Firefox I still don’t care about cookies addon. It’s not a solution for every site out there, but it’ll get a lot of them.

        It’s also possible to use another extension, Behind the Overlay on some sites. This does require a click, so manual action, but it tries to identify “pop-over” content that covers up the browser window and remove it with that click. It’s really intended as a more-general solution to “pop-over” stuff, but cookie pop-ups often take this form and can be dismissed.

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          7 days ago

          have a million prompts all over zillions of sites”.

          I’m using Ghostery to automatically reject all of those. They pop-in and almost immediately disappear.

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            6 days ago

            Ghostery blocks trackers then sells data about your tracking blocking habits. It was the first tracker blocker I heard of but Privacy Badger is the better one nowadays.

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              5 days ago

              Not true since 2017 (and even before that it was kinda’ disputed). The adblock part of the business went to Cliqz, a German privacy-focused browser, backed by Mozilla.

              I have downvoted your comment because it’s repeating a popular myth, nothing against you personally.

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          7 days ago

          No, you should forget brave it’s yet another piece of shit chrome knock off. Just like the rest. It ain’t immune. It can kick and scream but either the entire project dies or they bend the knee eventually.

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            7 days ago

            As long as chromium is open source I see no problem down the line… and if Google one day stops the funding of open source projects, well, the Firefox is also toast

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Ublock Lite still works in Chrome (and it still blocks YouTube ads, not sure about cookie popups), but you get no control over the filters. Just a slider with some presets to choose from. So while better than nothing, just stick with Firefox.