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Larrikintoday at 1:30 PM1 replyview on HN

Why is a Chrome browser with an in built ad blocker a threat to Firefox with an ad blocker as an extension?


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gaiagraphiatoday at 1:53 PM

I have ublock origin on Brave, though? Firefox doesn't have any Edge over Brave on the extension scene. In fact, there's probably more useful extensions on the old Chrome ecosystem. I remember actually biting the bullet and switching through needing the Airtable extension, which wasn't available on ff.

On the other hand, what's the argument against consumer browsers having in-built ad-blocking? As a gateway to the internet, surely some type of gatekeeping and safety is expected? Firefox being too arrogant to listen to the market for 20 years, in exchange for '''community initiatives''' is just sad.