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LibreWolf [web browser] - A free and open-source fork of Firefox, with an emphasis on privacy and security. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (11 children)

Yep, this fork is the one I use frequently and now that Mozilla has become a pro-AI-slop company, fuck the stock Firefox browser it is now complete and utter absolute dogshit.

Anyone still using the stock Firefox browser and still complains about other things violating their privacy are premium morons.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    How is Mozilla a pro ai slop company?

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    They're baking in AI bullshit.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    You can disable it with two clicks and then never think about it again. Seems like a petty reason to completely switch browsers.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I disagree.

    Mozilla has lost their way. They're constantly focused on gimmicky strategies to win users instead of their historic A-game: a privacy focused browser.

    All day every day I use both ungoogled-chromium and librewolf. I prefer librewolf but there's so many sites that gecko struggles with now.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I'm not claiming the Mozilla is anything like what they used to be, but the Firefox UX has not degraded in any noticeable way for me that would justify switching to a fork of Firefox.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    No one forcing you bro.

    Firefox just plain doesn't work on a bunch of sites I use daily. Partly I suppose because devs aren't testing their sites on Firefox anymore.

    Additionally, resources spent on AI and other nonsense are resources not spent on their core product. That is to say, you dont know what we're missing out on.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use.

    I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain.

    I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Frequently?

    So it's not your main browser of choice? What is your main browser and why use this one over that?

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago

    I am stuck with an Android phone, and there is literally no use in leveraging a secure browser on that platform given how much telemetry a phone sends back regardless of what your security posture looks like, so I simply use whatever the fuck is pre installed, and am hyper aware of what I do using my phone and limit use

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