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[rashmi]

Geez...on Yahoo mail....uBO blocks Inbox ads. On YouTube....uBO blocks YouTube ads. On cnn....uBO blocks ads in cnn videos. uBO blocked sponsored ads with Google search results. Guess, I think of those as 1st party ads. Does Brave natively block those ads?

Vivaldi is better: ad blocker, customization, and looks!

A lion is a predator at heart... Brave is patiently waiting to strike at your precious lambs!

 

[Jan Willy]

Does Brave natively block those ads?

Enabling the option 'Agressive' in 'Shields' will block first party ads. View:

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022806212-How-do-I-use-Shields-while-browsing

 

[SeriousHoax]

Yeah, you can slap a MaterialFox theme on Firefox and make it look like Chrome, but that's really just surface-level stuff. Under the hood, Chromium-based browsers like Chrome are on a whole different level when it comes to security and performance.

The thing is, Chromium has massive support from giants like Google and Microsoft, which means a ton of resources get poured into it. This leads to faster bug fixes, stronger security features, and better overall performance. Plus, those bug bounty programs they run? They attract top-tier security experts who help find and patch vulnerabilities quickly. It's like having an army of pros making sure everything's top-notch.

https://profincognito.me/blog/security/browser-engine-security-comparison/


People complain more about Firefox's mistakes because they market themselves as privacy champions. Their brand is built on trust, so any slip-up feels like a betrayal. In contrast, Google openly collects data, so users know what to expect.

P.S.: I myself use Floorp sometimes.

What you said here is valid indeed.
I like Firefox but using Edge at the moment. I think excluding most of the psycho fanboys in the Firefox subreddit, everyone knows that overall Chromium is definitely a better browser engine on both desktop and smartphones. But Firefox has some advantages like how it gives user the ability to customize so many things about to suit it to their liking both in terms of settings and looks. Firefox also has better image rendering for downscaled images (not so important). With MV2 being phased out, now it also has the advantage of adblockers and most people who switched to it lately is for this reason alone. Privacy minded people were already using it or some other browsers.
But Chromium browsers are better at most other things like speed, performance, CPU-Ram-GPU-Disk usage, even some extra APIs to make website prettier.
People should use whichever browser they prefer based on their requirements. Too many arguments on this are not necessary.
About Chromium's bug bounty program here's a news on how much they spent on it in 2024. I don't think Firefox can compete with this.

Google Paid Out $12 Million via Bug Bounty Programs in 2024

In 2024, Google paid out nearly $12 million in bug bounties through its revamped vulnerability reward programs.

www.securityweek.com

It doesn't mean Firefox is insecure, but it means that due to far less user base and less money being offered to find bugs, there is less interest from people who hunts for those bugs. Sometimes this has an advantage as even browser data stealer malware writers are not much interested in Firefox and focuses on stealing Chromium browsers data.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Firefox also has better image rendering for downscaled images

There are some flags for Chromium that help improve image rendering:

1. Enable GPU Rasterization
2. Override Software Rendering List
3. Zero-Copy Rasterizer

 

[silversurfer]

After a few days, this thread becomes even more off-topic. Another web browsers "battle" discussion or sharing browser flags/settings is not necessary in the forum section of Adguard.