Avid AmoebaFeb 25

Firefox 148 introduces the promised AI kill switch for people who aren't into LLMs

https://lemmy.ca/post/60959483

Firefox 148 introduces the promised AI kill switch for people who aren't into LLMs - Lemmy.ca

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Show threadXLEFeb 25

Mozilla has released so many self-described AI features in the past few years, but this is the only one that has:

  • been requested by the community
  • received broad critical acclaim

I hope Mozilla learns their lesson. I doubt they will, but I hope.

Show threaddougFeb 25

sadly I’ll likely support them through any shitty decisions they make as they are the only viable non-chromium alternative these days.

I get they’re chasing the buck and trying to stay relevant, but uhhhh… if they could be less Steve Buscemi-teen about it, that’d be great.

Show threadKoalaUnknownFeb 25

I recommend Waterfox

They have to not fill their browser with AI slop features.

Waterfox - Open source web browser

The web browser that respects your privacy

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Show threadhalcyoncmdr
Last time I tried Waterfox some sites like Twitch that actively block usage on old browsers, refused to work because the latest Waterfox release was based on a Firefox like 20+ builds behind.
Feb 25 at 9:45pmWeb
Show threadXLEFeb 25
Waterfox right now is built on ESR 148, which is on par with the latest Firefox release! ESR releases will lag several versions behind, but that’s normal (even on Mozilla’s side), and I’d be kind of shocked if they missed a major ESR release before another one came out.
Show threadKoalaUnknownFeb 25
I have used it for twitch for years without issue. I also have ublock origin with twitch adblock.
GitHub - pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions

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Show threadhalcyoncmdrFeb 26

Well you clearly haven’t used the standard available download (non-beta/nightly release) consistently through last year. Waterfox was using ESR 128 since October 2024, kept that base until finally upgrading to ESR 140 last August. So that’s nearly a year of its base being out of date. So the user agent reported that number… sites really don’t like that since they’re looking at that for support.

https://www.waterfox.com/releases/6.5.0/ https://www.waterfox.com/releases/6.6.0/

Twitch only supports the last TWO versions of Firefox officially and will actively block logging in from older versions. So while you might be able to watch Twitch, if you aren’t already logged in, you won’t be able to login.

https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/supported-browsers?language=en_US

There are thousands of posts about it online for Waterfox other forks.

6.5.0 - ESR 128 stable and architecture overhaul - Waterfox Release

First stable Waterfox 6.5 release on the ESR 128 branch with updated system requirements, performance tuning, and classic tools like the legacy password and config managers.

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Show threadXLEFeb 26

It was outdated, but only for a couple months. Firefox ESR is built to last about a year, and it was maintained with security patches up-to-date alongside Firefox Production versions 129, 130, 131, 132… all the way to 139. Only then did ESR 140 come out.

But if Twitch only supports the two most recent Firefox production versions, I guess ESR wouldn’t cut it after FF 131 came out.