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YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet
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Opera GX 🤢🤮
Use a proper browser like Firefox or preferably LibreWolf with a proper adblocker like uBlock Origin. LibreWolf even comes with uBO preinstalled. It also makes many other significant privacy security improvements compared to normal Firefox.
Literally say I have uBO on so lol chill. It works fine so I see no need to swap. Been using opera since before it went chromium and it’s been fine so no real need to swap. Haven’t run into issues with being told to use chrome/edge I’ve seen people post on here, haven’t run into issues with having to update uBO or anything for it to work with YouTube so I’m fine. Plus workspaces and CPU/Internet limiters are nice.
I do actually see a need for you to switch, Opera is one of the shadiest browsers owned by some weird Chinese company. It collects all of your data and sends it right to China, I wouldn't be comfortable using this, it's far worse than Chrome or even Edge. They also run really weird ads and marketing campaigns, just use Firefox or LibreWolf, the latter has uBlock Origin preinstalled and it's pre-configured for maximum privacy. I can only recommend it!
I mean I don't really care if China has my data. Rather them than a US company. Not much china's government can do about me (and not like I'm gonna be some high priority target for them so, whatever. If they wanted my data that bad they could just buy it from every American company anyways. )
Understandable though if you don't want china having your data. I just have mostly given up on caring about it. Someone is gonna have my data anyways.
Its not the point of China having your data. Its the point of opera sells that data, and they have it in the first place
Not everyone cares so much about that.
Someone knowing things about me in general is not a big deal.
I'm aware. I'm just reminding you that most outside the fediverse aren't.
Don't fund their army with your data dude. Switch to some Firefox fork ASAP.
The problem is that it is chromium based, hence giving Google more power in deciding internet standards (like their web environment integrity API proposed a few months ago)