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submitted 1 month ago by NONE_dc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Well, Mozilla seems to be making some pretty questionable decisions, So I'm considering switching browsers for the third (Is it the third?) time. The thing is, I really like the way Firefox works, so I've been trying out the more famous Forks like Waterfox and Librewolf, although I'm going for Floorp. However, I'm wondering: is using a fork enough? I mean, they are Forks maintained by other people, but is there a chance that whatever Mozilla does to Firefox could affect those Forks? Should I jump to a totally different browser like Vivaldi?

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[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one -2 points 1 month ago

But the people employed to create content on all the websites and YouTube channels you use regularly care quite a great deal about advertisement or they’d have to do something else for a living.

What, you don’t use free services online?

[-] funtrek@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

I have YouTube premium, so that part of my money is distributed to those creators. I also have subscriptions for news sites, podcasts and comics through Patreon and other services.

And to be clear: I don’t have a single problem with advertising — I have a huge problem with tracking me wherever I go online. When I’m on a site for Japanese language learning, show me ads for flights to Japan but stop tracking every website I visit.

I am paying for the services I use.

[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 1 month ago

We sound similar. I’ve also been happy to pay for the services I use.

Although I hope you’ll agree that your second comment is a lot more moderated than the first :)

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