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No need to remove the URL tracking parameters manually. ๐ฅณ
this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2023
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I updated yesterday and they made google my default search when I had it removed before. I love firefox but they occasionally do sketch things.
Did you remove it or just switched the default to a different one?
I think it getting added again might happen in updates, if they change defaults that's a whole other beast
Switching is enough for me and i didn't had any weird behavior since years, beside the fullscreen VPN ad they did once
I removed all but duckduckgo. I not only had to change it back to duckduckgo, but remove it too. This was the first time in years that I had to do anything like that. I used to have to remove them every update, but I think I had a malware copy back then.
Try switching the default before removing the others. If the others get added back, the default should start the same. If you just remove them, it might not update the default. (Because then it's just showing you whatever is left over when it can't find the default.)
Sucks, but they do this periodically yes. Google affiliation is a good revenue stream for them.