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Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

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Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

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Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Mozilla shipped it in Firefox 149 without a mention in the release notes.
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    Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel.

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      Just wait till you find out who funds Firefox.

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        Could it be… Satan?

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          It’s Google. So…… yes.

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            Iirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits.

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              “Only” comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can’t, well, we’ve identified their master, haven’t we?

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      Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel.

      First I’ve heard of that. Source?

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        His foundation has invested in it per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)

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          Thanks, I knew about some of Brave’s controversies but missed that.

          I also wasn’t previously aware that Brave’s CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either.

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      People won’t pay for anything, and are then surprised by who actually pays for stuff.

      These developers need to eat too.

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