It's not ready yet but there's the ladybird project that has a lot of promise. I appreciate FF a lot but their code base is a mess, they need a modern rewrite of their browser engine. That's why we're getting all these chromium based browsers, it's just a better base to build off of.
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From their own monthly updates where they compared their progress with other browsers Servo also seemed to be coming along nicely, although for now it seems to be just a browser engine and not an actual browser.
Sooner is better then latter because they're already losing the adoption war. An internet where web developers write their sites for chromium specifically is a bad situation and it's happening slowly. FF needs more adoption and spins who can fit niches they don't. FF spins just haven't been as successful as chromium spins so far. Like waterfox vs brave.
First IronFox, then LibreWolf and now ladybird.. a definitive alternative to FF for at least 5 years would be nice..
I'm not saying taking gecko and modifying it is impossible, just far less pleasant than taking blink/V8. Ladybird is interesting because it's a completely independent project from chromium or FF with some really nice ideas. I hope to see it succeed but seems to be moving a little too slowly as a project to be a serious contender. That's all to say it's far easier to make chromium based browsers than FF based browsers. FF has needed a rewrite for like a decade already.
but brave still does...it has special support for manifest v2 extensions that are no longer supported in Chromium browsers.
settings -> extensions->Manifest V2 extensions
and just enable the extensions you want like ublock origin.
...for now.
Why do people in these threads always act like uBlock is the only adblocker out there? It's true that MV3 nerfed adblockers in general, but not nearly as much as what I've heard about uBlock Lite. The one I've always been using hasn't really changed functionally at all from what I can tell.
Like, I see some people act like Chromium just doesn't have usable adblockers at all anymore. That's just not true.
It's not about uBlock anymore. It's about Chrome and Google. A free space should be a safe spot for everybody, not for corporations and politicians.
Have you found one that supports peered blocklists?
I use Helium which is a degoogled chromium? What does this mean for me?
Unless they specifically develop a way to run manifest2 applications, you don't get to use the full uBlock Origin experience
https://vger.to/lemmy.zip/comment/28113454
Don't get me wrong. We do indeed live in a dystopia. But Mv3 ad blockers seem to be effective--for now at least.
They “get the job done,” perhaps even provably, but:
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It’s less flexible for fighting anti-adblocking.
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Hence, it’s more work for Adblock devs/listmakers to maintain.
You can see the UBO devs already complaining/stressing about it. Hence them recently dropping Facebook from their 1st-party lists because they’re tired of fighting paid devs, or increased reports of UBO Lite specific issues.
I think that’s Google’s real intent.
They aren’t trying to kill adblocking, just make it inconvenient enough so the vast majority don’t use it effectively. It’s a form of “soft” censorship, sort of.
It also opens the possibility of a manifest v4 which restricts even further what ad blockers can do. But if they do in small steps they hope people will just accept it. They're basically trying to boil the frog.
I agree entirely.
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