Brave released Origin, a paid browser that strips out AI, crypto, rewards, and promotional features while retaining core privacy protections. 🛡️
Built for users who prefer a cleaner browsing experience with fewer extras. 🌐

Linux users get it free. 🐧

@brave

🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/brave-software-releases-origin-for-a-paid-bloat-free-browsing-experience/

#TechNews #Brave #BraveOrigin #Privacy #Browser #WebBrowser #AI #Crypto #OpenWeb #UserChoice #Browsing #Security #Technology #Internet #Firefox #Chrome #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #Free #Tech #Windows #Debian #Ubuntu

DuckDuckGo launched Chrome and Firefox extensions that set its AI-free search page as the default, removing AI answers and chat prompts. 🔎
Traffic to DuckDuckGo’s no-AI search page surged after Google’s AI-focused search overhaul, reflecting demand for more user-controlled search. 🦆

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/duckduckgo-makes-its-no-ai-search-engine-easier-to-access-as-its-traffic-booms/

#TechNews #DuckDuckGo #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #ArtificialIntelligence #NoAI #Chrome #Firefox #Browser #Privacy #AI #Google #WebSearch #OpenWeb #Transparency #Browsing #Tech #Internet

I firmly believe that #Windows #users who only #browse the #web, watch #movies, use #word processing and #email, and do some basic #photo #editing are much better off with #Linux than with #Windows11. This is likely true for 85% of home Windows users.

You don't even have to make any major adjustments because the software looks almost identical on Windows and Linux:

1) For #browsing use #Firefox (or #LibreWolf).
2) For word processing use #LibreOffice.
3) For emails use #Thunderbird.
4) For movies use #VLC.
5) For photo editing use #Gimp (or #Krita).
6) There are now also better alternatives to many other Windows applications available on Linux...

So please explain to me why #XDA thinks Linux is only for Windows users who just surf the web? source: xda-developers.com/linux-becom…

Which Linux distribution do you recommend for #beginners switching from Windows?

#tux #linux #software #os #choice #microsoft #user #browser #email #office #image #gui #experience #foss #floss #freedom #bigtech #surveillance #tracking #economy #business #company #community #change #distro #distribution #opensource #gnu #gpl #noob #newbie #beginner #recommendation #program #application
Linux is quietly becoming the better choice for Windows users who just browse the web

Recently I encountered this unusual page display when attempting to visit a website. The phrase, “Please switch to #normal #browsing”, is telling.

I always understood the #internet to be a global #network of interconnected #electronic devices that serves as a utilitarian information resource for #humanity, not intended to function as a means of personal data collection. A new #Alexandria if you will.

Whence lies the point at which such a transition was accomplished? A slow slide, surely.

The Register: ChatGPT blindly trusts browser content, turning the page into a payload. “ChatGPT can’t tell its own generated content from attacker-controlled Markdown pulled from external sources, according to a researcher who found the prompt injection technique and reported it to OpenAI. This means that if a user asks the chatbot to summarize a web page that contains hidden instructions, […]

Thank #AI for fucking the hell out of #browsing.

The ultimate enshittification.

Google va tuer le web tel que nous le connaissons. A coup d'enshitification ia.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

TL;DR : Ça va être moche. Les utilisateurs ne viendront plus sur votre site web, Google leur servira un vomi prédigéré par leur ia, cliquer sur des liens deviendra anecdotique.

#Tech
#web
#Browsing
#internet
#ia #ai
#NightmareOnLLMstreet

RE: https://mastodon.online/@Infrogmation/116523363454496331

Browsing an unknown site without using an AdBlocker

is like having sex with a total stranger without using a condom.

#internet #browsing #adblock #privacy

"browsing the internet feel like living in a dystopian hellscape, and annoying cookie banners and consent forms are right at the top of that list." -- "uBlock Origin icon and go to Settings > Filter lists > Annoyances. Enable EasyList Cookie to hide cookie banners"

https://lifehacker.com/you-can-block-those-annoying-cookie-banners-on-every-we-1848936142

#bureaucracy #dystopia #nightmare #ublock #ublockorigin #eu #gdpr #eubureaucracy #consent #block #filter #www #browsing #internet #hellscape #cookies #cookiebanners