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🚨🚨 BREAKING: Google Chrome to kill uBlock Origin for good 🚨🚨

Time to switch to #private #browser #alternatives

Which one do you use? 👇

- Mozilla Firefox
- DuckDuckGo Browser
- Mullvad Browser
- Zen Firefox
- Waterfox
- Pale Moon

Recommendation by the Tuta Team: tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…

Screenshot of the headline "Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses (...)" with an angry emoji
Screenshot of Tuta blog post about best private browsers in 2026

Best Private Browsers 2026 | Zero Trackers | Tuta

When it comes to most secure browsers Firefox and its LibreWolf fork is the best alternative to Chrome on our list - and, no, incognito mode doesn't cut it.
Tuta
#browser #private #alternatives

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Mx Jay Baker
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What does this mean for @Vivaldi? I guess we can use custom Vivaldi-specific extensions?
@Vivaldi Browser

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Verain
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Firefox. Not the best, not the worst. I've been meaning to change for a couple years, but never quite found the motivation. Moving all my settings over and such...
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Gina
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I like Brave, esp useful for blocking Youtube ads.
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Lö(h)we
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if ads are your major concern, Brave browser is the only one where the built in adblock really works for me
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Alexa Devreux-Swift
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Alexa Devreux-Swift
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Mullvad
Vivaldi
Waterfox
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T3rc
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T3rc
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@alexadeswift Vivaldi? Since it’s based on Chromium, it’ll also end up capitulating as the code lands upstream.
@Alexa Devreux-Swift
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El Duvelle
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@t3rcermillenium
google chrome is not the same as Chromium though?
@Vivaldi does that affect you all?

@alexadeswift @Tutanota

@Tuta @Vivaldi Browser @Alexa Devreux-Swift @T3rc
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T3rc
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@elduvelle @Vivaldi @alexadeswift Chromium is the (Google controlled) open source project that Chrome is based on. As is Edge, Opera, etc.

Google adds proprietary code to Chromium and releases it as Chrome.

Vivaldi takes Chromium Stable, adds its own features, and releases it as Vivaldi.

It’s only a matter of time until Vivaldi loses support for Manifest V2 (unless Vivaldi commit to maintaining support themselves, but I haven’t heard anything about that)

@Vivaldi Browser @El Duvelle @Alexa Devreux-Swift
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Leeloo
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Vivaldi is built on Chromium and has stated that they do not have the manpower to maintain Manifest V2 support, so uBlock Origin will be history on Vivaldi as well.

However when Google announced the end of MV2, Vivaldi announced their built in adblocker.

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Vivaldi Browser
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@elduvelle @t3rcermillenium @alexadeswift we unfortunately don't have the manpower to maintain these once Chromium pulls the plug
@El Duvelle @Alexa Devreux-Swift @T3rc

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:: Asta ::
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Does that impact the built-in ad blocking in Vivaldi, or 'just' the extensions?

I haven't compared the efficacy of the approaches since I do some blocking at the DNS level on my network, so I'm not a good test case. But...

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Stoneface Vimes
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Stoneface Vimes
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my two penn'orth, I use Duck duck go no ai version.
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jose
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woo, I'm pretty happy being out of this company - and pretty sad cos I remembered those times when I migrated my main inbox mail from outlook to gmail (thinking on fresh alternatives and open market, bla bla) psss what a waste - +2 years using --> librewolf.net/ have a look on it guys

LibreWolf Browser

A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.
librewolf.net
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Thibaultmol 🌈
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Thibaultmol 🌈
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Zen, I want to actively avoid using chromium dominance when possible and zen's (work)spaces features is perfect for my hectic multi faceted life
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Jules 🍺
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Jules 🍺
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Firefox
Waterfox
Will probably move totally to Waterfox soon
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s10n
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Sorry, no other browser comes even close to the usability of Vivaldi (on the desktop).

At least that one will still come with an in-built adblocker - and with a pi-hole in my network, I don't see the problem (a.k.a. "ads") anyway.

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Federico
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#vivaldi 🖖💪 @Vivaldi @jon

Sorry, but you can't recommend Brave.

#vivaldi @Jon S. von Tetzchner @Vivaldi Browser
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FLOSSbOxIN
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Why does everyone forget Librewolf? Also, while at it, Betterbird in lieu of Thunderbird.
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Jean-Philippe VENANT
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Jean-Philippe VENANT
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- 🥰❤️ Vivaldi
- 🥰❤️ Fulguris

- 🤮💩 Chrome
- 🤮💩 Edge
- 🤮💩 Safari

- 🫣💩 Mozilla
- 🫣💩 Brave
- 🫣💩 DuckDuckGo
- 🫣💩 Qwant
- 🫣💩 Opera

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Le Freak
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give Zen Browser a try, its firefox based and my personal favorite.
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Myrtlears
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Myrtlears
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You can also use any MV3 blockers like uBlock Origin Lite, it works just as well from my experience.
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Ibi
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Well, DuckDuckGo desktop browsers aren't FOSS, neither support Linux nor uBO.
Puffin is proprietary too.
Pale moon has an old-schooled design and a buggy ad blocker (likely causing unique fingerprint), while IceCat shipping upgrade quite slowly (not ideal for security reason)

There are other FOSS, privacy-respecting (or protecting) browsers.
The only trustworthy browsers are the open source ones.
vocus.cc/article/6896b9befd897…

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移幣 (方格子｜放送你的知識與想像)
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Bell Peeps XD
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I personally like zen, but all of the options you listed are pretty good.
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Philipp Tootloff
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Please include a source if you're gonna lead with a "BREAKING:" line like that ._.
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Ivo Limmen
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I'm using water for some time now and it works just fine. Getting an obscure browser to work perfectly under Linux does require some tinkering.
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Nicholas B.
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Mullvad Browser is my No. 1 choice and always has been, but Brave is a close 2nd. Mullvad is exactly what I've been searching for between speed and privacy! But Brave works for me as well as an account holding browser. 👍 And IronFox deserves to be mentioned, it's practically the Mullvad exquivalent for Android.
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chx
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chx
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Vivaldi. I used Opera. I still would had it survived.
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Red
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On desktop I alternate between Librewolf, Mullvad, and Tor. Mobile is Vanadium because GrapheneOS is the way to go on mobile.

I left Firefox when Mozilla lost its way and started incorporating AI features and making questionable choices.

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Karna Samarium
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i would love to switch to firefox, but there is a extension i use in vivaldi or other chromium which is important to me called "Hand Tool" its lets me scroll like a photoshop document holding spacebar or say scrolling on phone type feel coz i use wacom tablet, i can't find as good a extension in Firefox sadly does anyone know such thing in Firefox let me know
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the elder sea
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Brave ain't it. They should not be recommended.

thelibre.news/no-really-dont-u…


Why I recommend against Brave

If you are keen on personal privacy, you might have come across Brave Browser. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that promises to deliver privacy with built-in ad-blocking and content-blocking protection.
Luca Bramè (LibreNews)
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stoneware945
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This is obviously LLM generated SEO slop. "Their privacy Shield combines features you can only get on Firefox by adding certain extensions like NoScript and HTTPSEverywhere." HTTPS Everywhere was sunsetted in 2023 and every browser since 2021 has a https everywhere function natively. There's also nothing new about MV2 and uBlock here, it's just clickbait. Very dissapointing!
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Scotty Trees
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Just use Firefox people, it's not that complicated.
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J👀
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J👀
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These are old news. The process of Google replacing Manifest V2 with V3 started last year. And, fortunately, #uBlockOrgin took the necessary steps by creating a version that works on V3. It has some limit in the number of rules it can handle, but it works.
#ublockorgin
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Laura
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I can't take these recommendations seriously, they include Brave.

For the uninitiated, thelibre.news/no-really-dont-u…


Why I recommend against Brave

If you are keen on personal privacy, you might have come across Brave Browser. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that promises to deliver privacy with built-in ad-blocking and content-blocking protection.
Luca Bramè (LibreNews)
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stonedonkey 🕹️🎮👾
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Went back to Firefox about 6 months ago and it's been fine. I don't love the AI being in it but it's completely opt out now and the free VPN is pretty handy.
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Rat Sammich
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Firefox. The only time I use Chrome now is for Remote Desktop and as soon as I find a good free replacement, that will be over as well.
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Tomcat
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In the blog, the best browser listed is

> LibreWolf fork for best privacy

as the best browser. This is incredibly cynical, since your email doesn’t work in it — something I’ve been reporting for a long time. Nothing has changed for the better since then.

mastodon.social/@Woodcat/11612…


Tomcat (@Woodcat@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image #tutanota #librewolf Tuta is no longer friends with LibreWolf. To use it, you need browsers with tracking functionality. It's unfortunate. It used to be a good service.
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Skirret
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Skirret
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I have used Firefox for many years but recently persistent 'updates' which involves a massive irritating popup about changes to the UI that you have to close which interrupts your workflow is irksome and I am now looking at alternatives. Recently ditched Facebook for Mastodon, Twitter / X for Bluesky, looking forward to ditching Google as well and am looking forward to Graphene being rolled out for other devices.
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John🥛
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Vivaldi. You can add custom block lists in Android, probably for other platforms i assume.
Screenshot of some added blocklists in Vivaldi for Android.
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Javensbukan
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Done and done.

Now using Waterfox on ally devices. ✌️

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Catha
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Catha
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duckduck. Very long time already and I don't see why I should change.
Also working on getting my phone cleaned from any Google app or what so ever, and laptops are being cleaned and installed with Linux.
Well, and WINE since I need a programm that needs windows to run... Unfortunately not found a replacement for it. Yet...
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Jhooper
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I'll get a fork and eat the raw data stream like spaghetti
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Alex
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Alex
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you seem to systematically ignore Vivaldi or degoogled chrome browser project, even though they have been reminded to you in every browser related post for years now, I cant help but think its intentional, and if so - why?
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Kerplunk
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LibreWolf

Sometimes UngoogledChromium

Vivaldi, which I dislike.

It transmits telemetry with a unique install ID. Meaning Privacy is not featured.

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🍐 Perivi Yohanesburgo 🍐
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🍐 Perivi Yohanesburgo 🍐
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uBlock Origin Lite can still be used on Chromium and it still work as intended.

Also some Chromium forks like Vanadium and Trivalent enforce subresource filtering to get rid of most ads by default.

Brave has its own built-in adblocker that Firefox is going to include as well.

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Mike 🇨🇦 🇳🇱
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ew. Come on, don’t include Brave on there. I’d use basic Chrome before I touch Brave.

I use Arc, but I hover all the time on switching to Zen.

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jupiteriana
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Stop recommending Pale Moon, it's not safe. Recommend @Vivaldi instead :)
@Vivaldi Browser
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Georg
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Georg
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Hello! Thanks a lot for the selection of browsers and the detailed descriptions. However, I am missing the Vivaldi Browser (vivaldi.com/) here. It's an European alternate tool for browsing. Is there any reason you did not put it on the list? Best regards!

Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser

It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!
Vivaldi Technologies
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Tuta
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@Schorschi Hi there! Thank you for suggesting Vivaldi browser of which we weren't aware of😊
@Georg
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Nazo
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High recommendation for LibreWolf here. Ironfox may be the best option for mobile devices these days. If one must use Chromium for some reason, I guess Vivaldi is the least evil of all the options there.

Please don't recommend Brave to people as it is very scammy, evil in general, and potentially will be directly harmful to its users in the future.

Also, as someone else already mentioned, Puffin is, by definition, not secure or private.

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William B Peckham
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I use Vivaldi, DuckDuckGo browser, Floorp browser, Dillo+, Falkon, and Tor browser. I used to use chromium, but it let me foen once too often. Never liked Chrome.
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Islam Hamouda
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Islam Hamouda
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Using @ecosia here. According to Test your Tracks tool you mentioned in the article it has a strong protection against Web Tracking.
@Ecosia
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Murray 🇪🇺
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The problem is that one single recommendation doesn't exist. You need a library of different browsers to ensure compatibility with today's poorly designed websites. If one fails another may work. Sometimes you just have to hold your nose and go with Edge particularly for UK gov websites.
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Nike König
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@ecosia to browse, search and connect wonderfully with @protonprivacy for emails, cloud, calendar and meetings.
@Proton @Ecosia
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SenseT8N
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I use LibreWolf, because Firefox reports data to Mozilla
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