Welp, not surprised.

Vivaldi experiencing, as they put it, "a performance drag" from considering a proper implementation is the probable result of trying to pluck so much stuff in the browser, so they choose a status quo of OBEDIENTLY following Google's version of the Manifest V3 spec. How come they don't take a page from Firefox that keeps both Manifest V2 and V3 that doesn't impede extensions' capabilities as much as Chromium?

#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #ManifestV3 #ManifestV2 #MV3 #MV2 #Mozilla #Firefox #Google #Chromium #GoogleChrome #WebExtensions

#Mozilla has reinstated certain add-ons for #Firefox that earlier this week had been banned in russia by the kremlin.

The browser extensions, which are hosted on the Mozilla store, were made unavailable in the Land of putin on or around June 8 after a request by the russian government and its internet #censorship agency, roskomnadzor.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/14/mozilla_firefox_russia/

Mozilla defies Kremlin, restores banned Firefox add-ons in Russia

Browser maker decided not to follow Putin's orders. Well done

^{Matthew Connatser (The Register)}

I wonder, does there exist some Firefox plugin that automatically redirects Mastodon/fedi urls to your own instance's?

So that "take me home" functionality, but as an auto browser plugin, basically.

#Mastodon #Firefox

Not sure whether it was Streamyard or Firefox or my OS to blame but it seems the transitions came out horribly choppy in the screen sharing recording of my talk from Groningen on Tuesday so here we are…

*le sigh*

(I’ll try to have the transitions I recorded locally edited in and the video up sometime today.)

#SmallWeb #streamyard #firefox #screenRecording #talk #groningen #editing #nle #kdenlive #linux #gnome

#Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request

https://theintercept.com/2024/06/12/mozilla-firefox-russia-censorship-blocked/

Censor Tracker add-on for #Firefox not available in #Russia

source: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-censorship-circumvention-extension-has-disappeared-from-the-russian-version-of-mozilla-addons/130914

#Mozilla #fail #censorship #politics #problem #news #addon #software

The censorship circumvention extension has disappeared from the Russian version of Mozilla Addons

I am one of the developers of the Censor Tracker add-on, which is listed on Mozilla’s add-on repository. We recently noticed that our add-on is now unavailable in Russia, despite being developed specifically to circumvent censorship in Russia.

^{Mozilla Discourse}

Google plan to limit ad-blockers kicks off next week.

If only there were a way we could fire Chrome so we could out-fox Google's plan 🤔

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-starts-deprecating-older-more-capable-chrome-extensions-next-week/

#Firefox #Chrome #Google #AdBlock #uBlockOrigin

"Here’s what we’re working on in #Firefox

We’ve been listening to your feedback, and we’re prioritizing the features you want most.

Productivity boosters like
Tab Grouping, Vertical Tabs, and our handy Sidebar will help you stay organized no matter how many tabs you have open — whether it’s 7 or 7,500.
Plus, our new Profile Management system will help keep your school, work, and personal browsing separate but easily accessible. "

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/heres-what-were-working-on-in-firefox/

Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox

We’re excited to share more about the updates and improvements we have in store for you over the next year.

^{Mozilla (The Mozilla Blog)}

Guess what, Firefox does the same thing (a refresh will reset your privacy settings and your default browser, all of which affect Mozilla’s revenue streams) but they’re a tad sneakier/cleverer(?) about it.

(Firefox is not private by default so getting you to reset your settings is how they try to influence you to return to their preferred configuration.)

#firefox #mozilla #deceptiveDesign