It gets my goat that people think it’s a good option. There are plenty of articles explaining some of the many issues with it, but a few are:

  1. It’s run by anti-LGBTQ+ crypto bros.
  2. It has ads right out of the box.
  3. It collected donations towards people who never signed up for them - then held them to ransom in exchange for the kind of information you should never share on the Internet.
  4. They’re a for-profit advertising company. “Privacy-centric” my elbow.
  • 404@lemmy.zipEnglish
    292·
    3 days ago

    Firefox forks like Librewolf (or Ironfox for mobile) are good.

    Also Vivaldi if you don’t mind proprietary.

    • TheLastOfHisName@piefed.socialEnglish
      81·
      3 days ago

      I’m a pretty happy Vivaldi user. They have a No AI policy, it is infinitely customizable (you can put tabs any fucking where), has native ad and tracking blockers, you can use extensions, has a notes function w/markdown capability (which I find handy for having quick copypasta ready to go), a built-in mail client and RSS reader, synchs across devices…

      You know…stuff.

      • TurboWafflz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Vivaldi is the one chromium browser that keeps pulling me towards the dark side. I used it for years before switching to firefox and if it wasn’t for the danger of the chromium monopoly I’d probably switch back to it

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Now add a kernel, a filesystem and a few more features and you have a full OS.

        Dude, this is a browser. Anything beyond the notes feature is uneccessary bloat and can be outsourced to add-ons.