Web browsers are synonymous with the internet, as they serve as a user-friendly means to interact with the online world. Users who care about their privacy usually switch to options like LibreWolf, Brave, Firefox, and Mullvad Browser.
At the same time, the debate over Brave vs. Firefox is a longstanding one, and now it appears that the conversation has taken a rather spicy turn following Firefox's post on Brave.
Let's see what's happening. 😳
Brave Hits Back: Slams Firefox Over Claims
This is some severe mental gymnastics from charlatans at the Firefox propaganda dept with this one.
— LukΞ Mulks 🦁⟁◎⟁ (@lukemulks) October 30, 2024
Let's unpack this nonsense.
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Debunking Firefox's claims that Brave was an ill-equipped browser, Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave Software, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share that it was not the case.
He started by showing off the most recent PrivacyTests stats, where Firefox performed worse than Brave on the privacy front. This was in response to the claim that “Firefox's privacy settings are strong and easy to use.”
He then moved on to Firefox's claim that Brave's default ad-blocker may break websites and that you have to “keep fiddling with it”. Luke added that their ad blocking is being continuously improved, and can be toggled off per site.
Similarly, the statement about Brave defaulting to their search engine and users needing to go into the browser settings also caught flak.
Luke pointed out that Mozilla itself takes money from Google for keeping it as the default search engine on Firefox, and that this behavior with Brave Search was a feature, not a bug.
He also further clarified that there is a dedicated “Find elsewhere” button on Brave, which allows users to use Google, Bing, and Mojeek to search for things.
Closing out his arguments against Firefox, Luke noted that even though Brave is a Chromium-based web browser, their team ensures to “harden the hell out of it”.
He said that open source software like Chromium is beautiful in a way that it allows building applications on user-first principles, allowing developers to “correct user-hostile business ethics corruption at scale”.
💬 What are your views on this? Should Firefox up their game instead of doing just PR?
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