Given the current state of the Chrome family of browsers and the anti adblocker stance from Google, i'd think that alone would guarantee Firefox a steady user base.

Not sure how users cope with Chrome-based browsers and intrusive ads.

That's just a wishful thinking. Too many ordinary users accept ads as inevitable annoyances and don't even know about the very existence of adblockers.

Maybe because they don't know any better.

Of course, but how would you convince them to switch? Not just your friends, but as a whole.

You could suggest installing Firefox next to Chrome and install uBlock Origin on it. Open YouTube and show them that there are zero ads. They will likely see a contrast.

If only they could see ads for ad blockers.

I've tried a few times to convince people in my life who would self describe as "bad with computers" to download an adblocker, but they usually find the friction too high. Adding extensions is unfamiliar for most, and even if it seems very basic for us, the non-tech people I know don't really want to deal with the risk of unknown unknowns from that, let alone switching to a healthier browser. (Perhaps reasonable since it feels like these days half the extensions on the Chrome Web Store are spyware or adware behind the scenes.)

I also suspect that those who lived through the days of frequent Windows errors and Chrome running out of memory all the time often expect software to fail in weird and unexpected ways, and a lot of people adopt a "don't fix it if it isn't broken" mindset.

Still, uBlock Lite and Brave browser are definitely easy wins and I'm glad to see more random people in my life using them than I would have expected. :)

If it's the computer of an older family member or something, just put Firefox and ubo on their system for them and be done with it. They will use whatever software is preloaded, and being shown how to use it is a much lower barrier to entry than the cognitive load of finding, vetting, installing, and configuring new software.

I used to try to patiently explain why people should do xyz. Now I explain to people why I'm going to change xyz on their device, and if they don't slam the breaks I just do what needs to be done right then. If someone doesn't know what an adblocker is they are getting one so they can see for themselves and reflect on what companies have been putting them through for years to make some incremental amount of money.

The last time uBlock Origin caused me any pain was a on a toys r us rewards management site.

That's really funny. Yes, in case it wasn't clear for others reading this and thinking about installing these, it's almost certain that uBlock Origin and Brave browser will not cause you any problems and if you're using stock Chrome I really encourage you improve your situation dramatically for ~5 minutes worth of effort.

Not to mention a Facebook simulator :)

Also missing (I think) are anecdotes about previous experiences involving famous people or just memorable moments in history.

Also comments where the poster shares details from their own life instead of just commenting on the topic.

But I can't really describe this "human Factor" any better than through examples.

Really spooky, all comments are LLM based and something certainly feels off, but can't quite put my finger on what it is.

I think it has to do with comments that doesnt really comment on the previous comment.

Certainly one of the more interesting uses of LLMs in a while.

Well said, ideally action comes first and then these actions can be communicated.

But in the real world, you have words ie. commitment before actions and a conclusion.

Best of luck to them.

Not sure why there are no specifics, but for anyone interested this seems to the merger that was denied, along with the reasons why it was denied.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/es/ip_19_...

Brave indeed does block WebBluetooth by default, but it can be turned on by the user using flags.

It's by no means a new feature, but the privacy concerns outlined in this post are still valid 10 years later: https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/w3c-web-bluetooth-api-privacy...

It should be put into law, that when you buy something, you have the right to do with it what you want for personal use.

In the present case, Amazon clearly states that the customer is buying a book, so it should work the same way as buying a physical book.

One solution would be to buy a DRM free digital version.

Take your pick, could be either one of: Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Red Bull, Ferrero, Kellogg, Kraft Heinz just to name a few.

That aside, I think the law is a great step in the right direction for the US.

Hopefully it can be expanded across the US.

I understand the metaphor, but there is a huge difference between a D&D player and an entity such as a government.

For starters the government is not in the habit of releasing these new powers, once it's established it will stay for a very, very long time.

And you can be sure the new powers will be used in unintended ways, which the citizens will have a hard time blocking.

So it's actually very simple: No to Chatcontrol, now and forever.