also try to input about:memory as the address and click on "minimise memory usage" and restart FF.

there is also "do not load tabs until clicked" option in about:config which is quite useful when you have many tabs.

 

https://webextension.org/listing/tab-discard.html

I have thousand tabs in Sidebery (addon) open and had never a problem with Firefox.

eg: i know, i must close some tabs ..

 

Doesn't it work just by setting your firewall to white-list mode?
It's what I do. When I want to update Chrome, JDownloader and a few more I just change to black-list.

Auto-updating is my second worst enemy. After Trap music

 

Very well said, unfortunately all roads lead to Google these days.

 

Recently ive been using zen browser, its based on firefox but its faaast, crazy fast, well for now, will see in the future, give it a go maybe youll like it, for chromium based been using Arc, kinda like that one too, and also, you can try duck duck go browser, yes i know they have browser too lol, they have their own way of playing yt, you can check that one too, its minimal clean fast, on duck duck i just installed it and it looks like it blocks everything and has customizable privacy it pretty aggresive by default but you can go even more wild, in Arc and in Zen i do have ublock origin working fine so far no issues. Ive left chromium long time ago and switched back to Firefox, but it got kinda memory hog, so ive been switching between these 3 broweser for past few months and really liking Zen, dont wanna post any links here google them check it out and if you like what you see no harm in trying, there really is no other option but to ditch chrome when they update and block blockers, no pun intended lol

 

I've heard good things about Zen.
Also, idk if it has been mentioned, but there's an "Ungoogled Chromium". Haven't tested it though.

Personally I'll stick with Chrome and UBOrigin until Google gets more radical with its measures. For some months they've been testing the waters. There'll be fucking war lol

If after that Google still can pull it off I'll switch.

 

Related: https://www.srware.net/iron/en not using it tho , i prefer brave

 

Meta/Google own Youtube and Chrome.
And most ad content.

At the end, ALL ad blockers (especially YT oriented) will disappear from Chrome.
Look at how many ads are from Google related platforms, and you will understand why ad blocking is going to disappear from Chrome soon.

Meta will take EVERY excuse to do it.

My advice : switch to Firefox when you need ad blocking.

Ps : GM own around 50% of all USA web ads
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200579/google-meta-share-digital-ad-spend-usa/

 

I've been using ungoogled chromium for a while and it's so close to google that I even forget that I am using it. I changed the shortcut icon even into chrome, because I am just so used to clikcing that, that I kept clicking on chrome while I wished to use unogoled chromium. In theory there should be less spywarre and you can also install any plugin on it, although it first requires you to installl some plugin manually (Which means dragging and dropping a file inthe browser) if you want to use the google extention store, or however that is called. However, it's quick, has pretty much the same settings, the same plugins work and it does not mention any message that you cannot use ublock origin or anything like that. Do not be discouraged because a few settings are bit harder to find, but it pretty much contains hte same setting and like i said the first extension is harder to install, as it reqiures you to download the exttension file, put it in deveoped mode and then drag and drop the extension on the browser. If you download the extension called 'Chromium web store" and drag and drop the file on the browser when its in deveoper mode (that you can tick on , on the right corner of hte screen somewhere), you can from that moment on install any browser the way it works in the regular chrome using the chrome store or however that extension site from chrome is called.

I asked my AI bot about google's tentacles reaching ungoogled chromium or not and it said

"Ungoogled Chromium is a fork of Chromium that removes dependency on Google web services. Although it is based on Chromium, it has its own licensing and does not fall directly under the Chromium EULA. Ungoogled Chromium is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License.


Me: "does that mean google's metaphorical tentacles do not have power over it?"
AI bot: "In a sense, yes! Ungoogled Chromium is designed to strip out all the Google-specific code and services from the original Chromium browser, which includes things like Google Safe Browsing, Google account integration, and more.

Here’s what it means:

• No Google Services: Ungoogled Chromium doesn't rely on any Google services, so you won't have Google’s features integrated into your browser.
  
  
• Privacy-Focused: It aims to enhance privacy and control over your browsing data, with minimal to no automatic data collection and reporting to Google.
  
  
• Open Source: The project is open source and managed independently of Google, which means it follows different development and maintenance practices."
  

So far I've not had any problem with it. The biggest íssue'was that i had no cluie how to install it and where ot find some settings or features, while most are there. Other than that it's all very similar to google chromium. The only issue that I do have and only remember now is that it can not autoamtically translate a website like any russian tracker site that no one here would dare to visit, because it contains illlegal content and anyone here hates that as we're good citizens ;). I've tried looking for extensions that can do that and had succes with some, although i forgot with which one atm. Also, you can just select hte text you want to translate and then use that method, althoguh it's a bit of hassle if you are browsing a website.

However, I'd recommand it
"

 

I also let my AI bot make a HTML start page that is kind of like like chrome's start page,

- where you can add and remove files the same way like in the google home page, without the limitation of 10 links that the google startpage has
- i later added teh ability to put links on the side
- I also added the ability to backup the links in a *.json file, so when you open the html page in a new brwoser or new windows install, you can just import the same links again without having to add them manually (i am lazy)
- In later versions I added some other things as having a few pages with links that you can choose from a drop down listbox

It's all just logically in an HTML file and a Json file wher the links are stored, so its just a local page that is on your own harddrive, so loads quickly

If anyone wants the code I can always give it (if that is allowed here, i am not sure). I am no coder/scripter/programmer but just told my ai bot to build me this and I asked it add features and like half of the time it works and half of the time it doesnt. However, if it does , Ai chatots are great tools that can do things you might not be able to do yourslef.

 

That's only Google (Youtube and Chrome). BTW they're also the developers of the core of Android, quite concerning as well.

Meta owns Facebook/Instagram/Whatsapp. So they almost have the IMessaging monopoly.

 

Last edited: Jan 16, 2025

Thanks, my message was not clear enough
Those 2 monsters are taking half the cake.

 

AdGuard,the best

 

Firefox, Brave... And you're good with less power given to Google to track you as much as with Chrome

 

I was using both on mozilla but with uorigin youtube stopped me but ghostery works great still.

 

For firefox you can use this reg file (on windows) to add some policies:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox]
"DisableAppUpdate"=dword:00000001
"DisableFeedbackCommands"=dword:00000001
"DisableFirefoxStudies"=dword:00000001
"DisableTelemetry"=dword:00000001
"DisableFirefoxAccounts"=dword:00000001
; "ExtensionUpdate"=dword:00000000

Works on all current editions (I use Developer Edition)

Just copy the code to a text editor and save the file as "Disable Updates.reg".
Then douple click to add it to the registry. With ";" you can exclude some of the entries if you need to.
I excluded/enabled ExtensionUpdate so ublock gets updated automatically.

If you want to enable updates again, just create a 2nd reg file with

Code:

"DisableAppUpdate"=dword:00000000

With those policies set, Firefox will show messages like this in the about window
and in the telemetry settings:

 

Last edited: Jan 17, 2025

If you're looking for alternatives to uBlock Origin, you might want to try AdGuard, which offers strong ad-blocking and privacy features. Privacy Badger is another good option, focusing more on blocking trackers. Even though you’ve tried AdBlock, it’s worth noting that it has customizable filters, so it might still work for your needs. If you often deal with pop-ups, Poper Blocker could be a good addition. Alternatively, you could consider switching to Brave Browser, which comes with built-in ad-blocking, or using Firefox, where uBlock Origin still has support.

 

I've been using Opera for years and it is my favorite browser. One of my favorite features is the right click menu allows me to save pages as a PDF with the pages active links and all adblockers work great on it

 

Last edited: Apr 18, 2025

i'm still using ublock origin. and both my chrome and ublock origin are completely up to date. i still watch youtube videos without the annoying ads. everything still functions the way it always has.

 

god i miss netscape navigator