yetztJul 22

people: adblock is broken, chrome sucks now. lets switch to firefox.

mozilla: the adress bar is now an ai-chatbot.

Robey ☠️Jul 23
Show threadJanie Karma S 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏿

@yetzt

Remove All AI Features in Firefox Using About:Config Page

1/Open Mozilla Firefox & type about:config in the address bar & press Enter. It’ll show you a warning message, click on “Accept the Risk & Continue” button

2/Type "browser.ml.chat.enabled" inside the preference search box

3/To deactivate & disable all AI features in Firefox, double-click preference & it’ll change its value to False

https://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-and-remove-all-ai-features-in-mozilla-firefox/

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This is for desktop as I got rid of my smartphone

I'M MUTING THIS

Jul 22 at 7:27pmWeb
Show threadsomlu1968Jul 23
@Karma_J @yetzt The problem is that we are talking about it here and I can notice something like removing ai from Firefox, but for the masses of people who use smartphones, tablets and sometimes other devices, they don't notice anything, they don't even see the problem as a problem.
Show threadStoneBear Jul 23

@somlu1968 @Karma_J @yetzt *nods* the problem is that Mozilla have gone to the Dark Side and everybody still thinks they're good because they're different than Chrome...

FWIW I've gone to using Vivaldi (for e-commerce, because Tenth Commandment(*) Violations) and Librewolf on Linux, Waterfox on 'droid and Mac, for browsers... and I'm increasingly not happy with Waterfox on the Mac, but crappie of options...

*sigh* enshittification, exponentially.

(*) Thou shalt forever forswear and abjure the vile notion that all the world Runs Chrome -- me, after Henry Spencer's 1982-ish version..

Show threadMethodist_Coloring_BookJul 23
@stonebear2 @somlu1968 @Karma_J @yetzt I do not use chome because I want to show that there is a market for browsers that aren't Chromium not because I love FF
Show threadPhillip Jul 23
@stonebear2 @somlu1968 @Karma_J @yetzt Why not Librewolf on Mac?
Show threadCorvusJul 23
@stonebear2 @somlu1968 @Karma_J @yetzt
Just switching back to Firefox from Waterfox on Linux. It wouldn't work with a screen reader. I don't personally need the feature (at this time) but do need to test accessibility functions.
Thanks for the instructions to disable the AI 👍
Show threadTheConstructor (he/him)Jul 23
@stonebear2 @somlu1968 @Karma_J @yetzt I just hope that Servo continues in their progress
Show threadTrevor BrambleJul 28
@stonebear2 What's making you grumpy about Waterfox? I've been trying it out for the past couple of days and other than the fact that it freezes occasionally for no good reason I'm fairly happy with it.
Show threadsocJul 23
@Karma_J @yetzt Most people have better things to do than to play "config defense" against an adversary that simply decides to break the config, "accidentally" ignores the setting, or reinterprets a user choice when it feels like it.
Show threadDejan TesicJul 23
@soc @Karma_J @yetzt Many people are saying
Show threadsocJul 23

@Karma_J @yetzt At this point, dealing with #Mozilla is basically entering an abusive relationship.

You can just decide that's not your thing.

Show threadCyberPunkerJul 23
@Karma_J @yetzt Do you know what "browser.ml.enable" is for?
Show threadbyte::Arc<Gay>  :rabiesPride:  Jul 23
@Karma_J @yetzt or use librewolf that isn’t plagued by this shit
Show threadalina arielle 🔜WHY2025 🐾🏳️‍⚧️✨💖Jul 23
@byte @Karma_J @yetzt this tbh
Show threadMr E McKissockJul 23

@Karma_J

@yetzt

Didn't work for me sadly (see attached).

Perhaps only on desktop Firefox?

Show threadmr_twisterJul 23

@coffee2Di4 @Karma_J @yetzt It can be done on mobile Firefox:

Go to chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml

Use the search field to find the entry for general.aboutConfig.enable and toggle it it

Go to about:config

Then continue. That preference isn't available but there is a browser.ml.enable
No idea what that does

Show threadeighthourlunchJul 23
@mr_twister @coffee2Di4 @Karma_J @yetzt I was able to add the key and set it to false from there. No idea if it did any good or whether it's permanent.
Show threadTerrorBite 🦁Jul 24
@mr_twister @coffee2Di4 @Karma_J @yetzt there's a bunch of options beneath browser.ml that start with "model", strongly suggesting it's AI related. I set browser.ml.enable to false on my Firefox Android.
Show threadTerrorBite 🦁Jul 24
@mr_twister @coffee2Di4 @Karma_J @yetzt Just confirmed it's AI. The value of browser.ml.modelHubRootUrl defaults to https://model-hub.mozilla.org which is described by the following documentation as a repository of AI models for the Firefox AI Runtime: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/ml/models.html
Models management — Firefox Source Docs documentation

Show threadTerrorBite 🦁Jul 24
@mr_twister @coffee2Di4 @Karma_J @yetzt I'm somewhat sure that the Firefox AI Runtime isn't used for anything in Firefox Mobile yet, but the underlying runtime (or its options) seems to already exist, so preemptively disabling it should stop any future AI features from activating.
Show threadCassandrichJul 23

@coffee2Di4 @Karma_J @yetzt Mobile Firefox has about:confg blocked unless you're using the non-nerfed version.

However you can get to it via the alternate name chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml

Note that "chrome" here has nothing to do with the Google browser. They stole the name from what was previously the Mozilla-internal name for "browser UI components".

Show threadRaJul 23
@dalias @coffee2Di4 @Karma_J @yetzt #TIL
Show threadstyanaxJul 23

@Karma_J @yetzt

@coffee2Di4 - use Fennec (Firefox) from F-Droid, about:config is available: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/

@CyberPunker - found the bug adding it, appears to be related to "pdfjs Nimbus" whatever that is specifically and we can probably disable it. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1909329

Fennec F-Droid | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

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Show threadLeigh SilvesterJul 23

@Karma_J @yetzt
Does not work on Android FF about:config disabled

There is a plugin to block search calls to AI services

Show threadMichael M.Jul 23
@Karma_J @yetzt The image for this post is greyed out as "Sensitive content" hahaha...
Show threadAnders LundJul 23
@Karma_J In zen-browser, it is disabled by default I believe 🙂
Show threadRick ThomanJul 23
@Karma_J @yetzt done. Thanks for the tip.
Show threadAmi Moregore🧈🧈🧈🧈Jul 23
@Karma_J @yetzt Why was this marked sensitive? As someone who regularly posts imagery with actual blood, I'm offended this vital information got covered up