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Quick post about AI-free FireFox Based Browsers (Keep your Addons and avoid the Bloat)
(lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40834339
Just pick one - All the Fox functionality without bloatware
Librewolf - https://librewolf.net/
Waterfox - https://www.waterfox.com/
Zen Browser - https://zen-browser.app/
More browsers here - https://alternativeto.net/category/browsers/firefox-based/
You can also use this add to disable the ~~shitload~~ ai function in many search engines in one go
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-ai/
GitHub page - https://github.com/jruns/disable-ai
You can find all the links on Mastodon<
To be fair to DDG, you can permanently disable all ads and AI in their settings, or use a URL parameter to disable them in private browsing. They also block any embedded trackers in the ads they serve. Still not great, but leagues better than Google or Bing
Still, their copy at that link uses the wording, "partnered with Microsoft", and that doesn't sit well with me at all when they go on to mention, "relevant advertising." My personal trust level in them has vanished entirely.
I just want a search engine to search, fuck off with ads of any kind, relevant or not. There are plenty of other options that do exactly this, so why settle for a slightly more diluted poison when I could just drink water.
Name some! Don't leave us hanging!
I literally gave a list in the first comment of this thread...