Of course @mozilla blocked a well reviewed plugin that makes it easier to identify sites and accounts that support Israel's genocide.

The plugin uses public information to inform the user, not block or police.

It emerged from someone's need to avoid companies complicit in genocide when job hunting.

https://updates.techforpalestine.org/announcing-the-wall/

OK #TechForPalestine has got a neat addon that warns you if you follow a link to an Israeli owned or affiliated site.

But it doesn't work on #Firefox because:

"Somebody reported it for “spreading hate”, despite the fact that the plugin simply provides information. It doesn’t ban you from visiting a website, making a purchase, applying to a job, or any other action whatsoever."

This is the problem with all good tech. Fucking corporate shitheads getting in the way.

How do we bypass the corporate shitheads?

https://updates.techforpalestine.org/announcing-the-wall/

Zen Browser Release build - 1.11.5b: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tag/1.11.5b #linux #update #foss #release #zenbrowser #browser #alternative #firefox

Why I removed #firefox as my default browser.

Alright I now regret using #Firefox. Not because #Mozilla did shoot with the source code. Because its blocker doesn't protect my #privacy. I also regret reading about ADHD on my Android phone on #Chrome or even having a normal #Android phone.

Last week I read about ADHD on the web using Android's stock Chrome, now Google ads is showing me advertisements about ADHD. Down with you Google.

If anyone cares about their privacy, they should avoid #Google like #plague It's a pity still people use the services it offers including the search engine.

The #Web has become a bad and creepy place. For now I'm switching to #LibreWolf.

Edit: Curid from Rust offtopic Matrix room suggested this:

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

For Firefox it says partial protection is provided and they can fingerprint my broswer.

Sou utilizador #firefox, fico curioso com o #vivaldi por ser europeu mas chateia-me um bocado ser à base de #Chromium. Alguém tem alguma opinião sobre o Vivaldi?

diantre ! l'extension downloadhelper ne fonctionne plus sur youtube ?

moving away from US-cloud is mostly done.
not sure if I want to setup a firefox sync server on my own, or strip that feature to have synchronized bookmarks and stuff.
storing the data on firefox servers (in the US i assume) is obviously not an option.
side question: does #firefox also sync stored passwords as chrome or edge does? it's a key feature for a sync imho.

/edit: found it
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sync

after years of #chromium browser:
why does #firefox not have an easy button to reach another profile?
especially when there is a button to "sync" your profile, which could be dual-used, in my opinion.

Wake up babes, new web browser engine benchmark just dropped (a fintech banking website's CPU-devouring front page text carousel):
* https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=291791
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1954307

I tried Vivaldi on mobile, and within a few minutes I deleted Firefox and won't look back anymore.

But it's not about whatever recent issues others have with Firefox; frankly none of it are directly impeding my usage, so I just shrug it off.

It all came down to Vivaldi using up less memory than Firefox. It's what made me look for a new browser anyway.

And just with that I'm already satisfied with the new browser. All other features are just a nice bonus.

TIL this about #Firefox in private browsing mode:

> If the PDF is opened rather than saved, the downloaded file is considered temporary and will be deleted at the end of the private session. You need to manually save the PDF for it to be preserved. [1]

Well-intentioned, but rather counter-intuitive since it shows the file as both downloaded and stored in a specific location. Seems like at minimum the PDF viewer should display a warning banner.

#UX

[1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1443596

I would really like to give Firefox for iOS a chance but without Content / Adblocker, it seems more or less like a big downgrade?

It feels weird, that they ignore such a big feature?
#firefox #ios

https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/issues/7374

Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers warns that some remedies in the Google antitrust case could unintentionally damage Firefox & the broader ecosystem of independent browsers. Without addressing funding, limiting default search partnerships could entrench Google & Apple's dominance. Read more: https://cyberinsider.com/mozilla-fears-firefox-fallout-from-google-search-antitrust-case/ #privacy #antitrust #google #firefox #newz

Anyone remember the time when Chrome was considered a resource hog (mostly because it had better isolation between tabs)
I feel #Firefox is worse now. I run #Chromium too but firefox does seem to deteriorate more than #Chromium
Having had firefox get killed by the OS I've just done a "swapoff -a; swapon -a" to make the system more responsive again

Which browsers do you use?
• Multiple choice to account for various usage and any device (pro & perso)
• You may boost to enlarge the sample

Am I crazy for considering modifying the #Mozilla #Firefox code and recompiling just to get #emacs -like shortcuts? Even just ctrl-s for search and ctrl-w for cut (or at least turning off ctrl-w = close the window) would be huge time savers and "oops" removers.

Supposedly there are ways to add some #javascript to dirs to make these changes, but honestly, it seems more difficult than tweaking & recompiling.

Seems that extensions can't get deep enough to change some shortcuts.