this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2025
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Almost all the links in my front homepage are sponsored now. What's next, a few ads in the bookmark bar? How about when I enter a URL, I then have to type "McDonald's" before I can actually navigate there?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Name an internet browser that's not rigged to show you adds, or one that doesn't havest your data.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Y'all can use LibreWolf or BestHomePageEver if it really bugs somebody. I do get being annoyed by shortcut ads though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't recommend LibreWolf to the average user as they'll unfoubtedly stretch their attack surface thin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's not gonna make them more exposed than vanilla Firefox

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Absolutely, it's just the browser extensions most end-users want/need that would cause them distress in that regard. It's simply not as user friendly from what I can recall, it's been a while since I last used it so it may have improved since then