Best of Firefox — November 2023

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   Security Boulevard·2y

   Google to Force-Block Ad Blockers — Time to Get Firefox?

   Google is planning to disable Manifest V2 Chrome extensions and roll out Manifest V3, which has raised concerns about the impact on ad blockers. Firefox and Safari are the only major browsers unaffected by these changes.

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   Hacker News·2y

   Why Bother With uBlock Origin Being Blocked In Chrome? Now Is The Best Time To Switch To Firefox

   The article discusses the importance of privacy while browsing the internet and recommends using Firefox as a privacy-oriented browser. It highlights the advantages of Firefox over mainstream browsers, such as being owned by a non-profit organization, open-source code, and a wide range of privacy-enhancing features. The article also mentions other privacy-oriented browsers like DuckDuckGo, Mullvad Browser, Brave Browser, Puffin Secure Browser, PaleMoon, GNU IceCat, Tor Browser, and Hyphanet. However, it concludes that Firefox is the best choice for general users due to its customizable options, privacy extensions, and commitment to user experience.

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   Hacker News·2y

   Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.

   Youtube has started to slow down video load times for Firefox users, but this problem can be fixed by spoofing Chrome.

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   Hacker News·3y

   Release 1.53.0 · gorhill/uBlock

   Release 1.53.0 of uBlock introduces fixes and changes, such as additional set-cookie names, improved google-ima shim script, and support for quoting scriptlet parameters with backticks. It also provides information on how to install uBlock for Firefox, Edge, and Opera.

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