From a4cfce73d3c466ae94ed404889e9095d113d20f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: adam Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:08:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] notes on FF mobile --- script artifacts/script.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/script artifacts/script.md b/script artifacts/script.md index 5b4c976..6fe7e11 100644 --- a/script artifacts/script.md +++ b/script artifacts/script.md @@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ But that would require apps to work on the old paradigm - where they read and wr you know why people put up with google dictating your experience to maximize your diet of ads? because here's the alternative. [//TODO: the article where they got caught in a pr] Firefox on the desktop is the last web browser that was a Great Thing. Up until recently, they were trying to preserve at least some of that. -[note] Given recent events though, RIP firefox. librewolf is my new best friend. +Given recent events though, RIP firefox. librewolf is my new best friend. [//TODO: replicate] -Firefox on mobile is absolutely not making any such attempt. It does what all the other mobile apps are doing: once a day it abuses its notification privileges to advertise to you; "hey come back and run the app again". It frequently updates its UI (to feed its progress addiction), it collects user data. Worst of all, they *had* and then **removed** plugin support. If an adblocker is necessary to browse the web, it's even more necessary to browse the web on mobile. We should all think less of the mozilla foundation for the 2020 change. +Firefox on mobile is absolutely not making any such attempt. It does what all the other mobile apps are doing: once a day it abuses its notification privileges to advertise to you; "hey come back and run the app again". +It frequently updates its UI (to feed its progress addiction). Worst of all, they *had* and then **removed** plugin support. If an adblocker is necessary to browse the web, it's even more necessary to browse the web on mobile. We should all think less of the mozilla foundation for the 2020 change. [//TODO: there was drama on the internet about the change they made, show some of that] (fortunately they were sufficiently pressured to walk back their mistake.) [I think in 2023 they said "ff mobile is getting plugin support". it might be google's antisolution version?]