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It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser" (www.gamingonlinux.com)

submitted 3 days ago by RmDebArc_5@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Just use a folk of it at this point. Zen, Floorp, Waterfox, LibreWolf, Fennec, and IronFox.

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[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you're going to add AI shit it should be something people can easily turn on. It should be off by default.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Not only the setting off, but any sort of behind the scenes stuff related to it disabled as well. No automatic updating, no background processes to "keep it ready, just in case". Do that when it's enabled.

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[–] XenGi@feddit.org 32 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Can't wait for ladybird to arrive to leave all this current browser crap behind me.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Remember to donate to open source development, y'all!

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bring on ladybird!

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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Waterfox. LibreWolf. Fennec.

Just use a fork; rawdogging Firefox is already a bit crazy.

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[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 4 points 2 days ago

That a way yo beat dead internet theory. Get IA hallucinate the web you browse and no need to webbrowser to have internet access.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

I just want to be able to group tabs on mobile 🥲

[–] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 days ago (16 children)

Very unfortunate development, which seems par for the course from Mozilla these days.

I'm jumping ship. Which browser would y'all recommend at this point? Preferably something I can get on android as well as linux.

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[–] boboliosisjones@feddit.nu 16 points 2 days ago

I said it before but they are really excelling at alienating their users in (failed) attempts at attracting new ones.

It pains me to see, I don't want to use chromium, but there is a limit...

[–] raldone01@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

I just found out about this on mobile firefox must be quite new too. That default opt in is really disgusting.

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[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Over to Waterfox then.

I don't care if there is a way to 'disable it' (there won't be) - if it's there, it not on my PC.

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