Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

  • heh@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Worst part is google could kill Firefox at anytime because they provide a very large amount of Mozilla’s funding.

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      18 hours ago

      No, not really. Firefox and Gecko are crucial for Google to avoid being broken up by regulators. They have to keep Firefox alive for that reason.

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        16 hours ago

        True although how true the statement is, in the US at least, is in doubt given the current government leadership and direction.

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          13 hours ago

          It is bad enough if anti-trust actions get moving against a functional monopoly in the EU. Really bad for business … of the monopolist.

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          13 hours ago

          They would just have to funnel the money, one last time, but to a different direction. It’s not corruption if “he” takes the money…