AnActOfCreationJun 1, 2024

Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

https://programming.dev/post/14907070

Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week - programming.dev

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.

Show threadCOASTER1921Jun 2, 2024

So maybe my experience is unique but websites don’t always test with Firefox now and some simply don’t work with it. I use it anyway out of principle but occasionally I need to open Chrome.

On mobile it’s even worse. Firefox is stuttery on my Pixel 8 Pro and doesn’t handle more than ~20 open tabs well. The nightly version fixes the stutter but crashes all the time (it’s a nightly build after all so this is expected).

Show threadiliketurtles
Do you have a lot of add-ons for Firefox mobile? I’m on a pixel 7 and it is smooth with 3ish add-ons, but is slow if I have too many.
Jun 2, 2024 at 2:54pmWeb
Show threadCOASTER1921Jun 2, 2024
Just ublock origin with default configuration. My complaints aren’t for page loading so much as scrolling. Stutter when scrolling is really annoying to me. Interestingly as mentioned the nightly version fixes this, even when ublock is also installed on it.