And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is… interesting to say the least.

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    1 year ago

    but isn’t Firefox itself basically paid by Google? I can’t see it as a threat to Google full control of the web

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      Google is their biggest donor. They pay $$$ to be the default search engine in Firefox.

      But Microsoft would happily give a not-insignificant amount to have Bing be the default search engine, and everyone knows it.

      It’s a symbiotic relationship. Google sorta need to pay up. Firefox needs the funding.

      Google does not control the running of Firefox.

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        1 year ago

        I thought Google funding Firefox was the cheapest way to fend off an antitrust issue?