Chrome's Manifest V3 transition is here. First up are warnings for any V2 extensions.

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  • Google Chrome is starting to phase out older, more capable ad blocking extensions in favor of the more limited Manifest V3 system.
  • The Manifest V3 system has been criticized by groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation for restricting the capabilities of web extensions.
  • Google has made concessions to Manifest V3, but limitations on content filtering remain a source of skepticism and concern.
  • egeres@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    It’s weird that I’ve been on firefox for the vast majority of my life and I always had this perception that “everyone” was using it. Here in lemmy you hear about it all the time, my friends use it, I see it on my newsfeeds etc

    But when you check the market share it around 2.8% while chrome is 65.1% https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share

    • RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      I was at my parents house last week because i had to help them with their laptop. I told my mom about firefox and she was very confused because she doesn’t seem to understand that google chrome is a browser and that every browser can access google search or their banking site.

      It took a bit of effort to explain that firefox works the exact same but is safer and faster.

      She is now using firefox on her phone because i showed her ublock origin works with it to block ads.

      A lot of people don’t seem to understand that google chrome isn’t the internet and what exactly a browser is.

      • egeres@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        30 days ago

        I feel like “most people” only learn “one technology per category”. They know of, one operative system, one browser, one app to mindless scroll, one program to edit text. As a developer it shocks me a little because I’m always eager to try new programming languages, technologies and ways to interact with things. I guess most people only know about edge/safari because they come pre-installed

        • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
          01·
          30 days ago

          How is that shocking?

          I use Linux, Firefox, Lemmy, nano. Why would I change?

      • Malfeasant@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        30 days ago

        A lot of people don’t seem to understand that google chrome isn’t the internet and what exactly a browser is.

        It’s been that way for a lot longer than chrome has been the big one, it used to be the same with internet explorer…

      • egeres@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        29 days ago

        I would even go as far as saying that the left meniscus of the gaussian thinks google chrome is “google” and the “thing that finds webs”

    • nek0d3r@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      30 days ago

      I remember a point around 2015ish where a lot of web apps went from recommending Firefox and Chrome for the best experience to just Chrome. Now I often see “don’t use Firefox” as a support tactic.

    • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      30 days ago

      Might have to do with the fact that Firefox was the dominant browser for quite awhile until Chrome arrived on the scene.

      • ahal@lemmy.ca
        English
        5·
        30 days ago

        Iirc it peaked at around 30% market share. I think IE was around 60% at the time. So never dominant, but definitely very very widespread.

    • Juigi@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      1 month ago

      I guess average user cares mostly about how fast and smooth the browsing is. Chrome definitely has the edge on that over firefox.

      • sunbeam60@lemmy.oneEnglish
        0·
        1 month ago

        I’m forced to use Chrome quite a bit (workplace silliness) and exclusively use Firefox at home. I seriously cannot see this edge that you claim Chrome has. Do you mean in loading speed? Scrolling speed?