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Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks to switch to Firefox (www.techradar.com)

submitted 9 months ago by psychothumbs@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The average person doesn’t care. The average person doesn’t even know what a browser is. They think a browser is The Internet.

[–] BigTechMustBurn@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

They think Google is the internet. They will most likely type Google into the search bar to get to Google.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call that average...

However, people are likely to blame the extension

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It’s been a decade since I have done professional computer repair, but the lack of knowledge that people had always shocked me. I don’t mean surprised me, I mean outright shocked me with their ignorance. They just don’t care, and don’t want to care. Computers and the internet aren’t that important to A LOT of people, and no, they’re not all old.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

I think you are describing less than half of the population. It probably varies by region but to say that's average is not a fair statement.