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1. lolind+xi[view] [source] 2023-05-26 01:01:50
>>ReadCa+(OP)
Mozilla has pulled a lot of dumb crap over the years, but this crossed a hard red line.

I defended them with Pocket, with promotions in the new tab screen, with dumb wastes of time like Colorways. I've continued to evangelize Firefox in spite of the fact that I knew the company had lost touch with reality because I want there to be an alternative to chromium-based browsers.

Today I'm done. I can shrug off promos in the new tab page, in the settings, whatever. But there are no second chances for full-page pop-up ads, especially when the "oops" is in the timing code. "Oops, you were supposed to see that after 20 minutes inactivity" doesn't cut it.

Mozilla has lost it, and I'm done defending them and evangelizing for them.

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2. justin+3y[view] [source] 2023-05-26 03:30:22
>>lolind+xi
Yeah, at this point things like LibreWolf seem to be what it's come down to:

https://librewolf.net

Not a fantastic situation, but at least it seems to work.

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3. Zuiii+nG[view] [source] 2023-05-26 04:36:24
>>justin+3y
Mullvad Browser is also a really good candidate. The people behind it have a track record for fighting for user privacy unlike Mozilla which has a track record of doing the opposite.
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