Jesus christ, we really need an actual proper community-run browser project.
"Mozilla this week said it has acquired ad metrics firm Anonym [...] Asked whether Mozilla has any concerns that its user base, many ardent ad-blockers among them, will oppose Anonym, a spokesperson for the Firefox house told The Register advertising as a business model is what allows the internet to be free and open to everyone, though there's still room for improvement."
Source: https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/18/mozilla_buys_anonym_betting_privacy/
@joepie91 I’ve never wanted to pay for a browser more than right now.
@freakazoid @KuJoe The problem with Firefox forks is that they tend to track upstream (ie. there's only so much they can do, and they can't meaningfully diverge from Firefox's development path), and it's apparently really difficult to make it a proper diverging fork because of how complex the codebase is.
@joepie91 @KuJoe I agree, but it's the only real option for something usable *today* and it has so far successfully kept most of the contamination from Mozilla's shitty decisions out. It's by no means a solution, but honestly my goal right now is to hurt Mozilla. They make too many people think there's a viable alternative when there really isn't, so the sooner they die the better.