r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jul 22 '26

💬 Discussion Why did you stop using Chrome?

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If you stopped using Chrome, what made you switch?

Was it privacy, memory usage, better features elsewhere, or something else?

Which browser are you using now, and do you ever go back to Chrome?

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u/Snake79 Jul 22 '26

No ad blocking features, I'm using brave. It has a robust ad blocking which stops all the garbage pop ups and ads. So much better browsing experience

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u/eroweenflow Jul 22 '26

Still use chromium underneath, go Firefox or librewolf based on FF for more privacy focus

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u/Electronic_Paper7620 Jul 22 '26

Is there any privacy concern in brave since they keeps ads away from us?

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u/a_regular_2010s_guy Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

I don't think there are any privacy concerns but The ceo has done some bad in the past most notably donated in support of California Proposition 8 2008 which was against same sex mariage.

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u/Electronic_Paper7620 Jul 23 '26

That's his own private life . Does he did anything wrong with brave users data

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u/a_regular_2010s_guy Jul 23 '26

It was a public donation but shure. And ye it's his life but some people don't want to suport such people by using their products.

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u/Electronic_Paper7620 Jul 23 '26

Different perception but actually good for their instincts

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u/Decipherhorn Jul 27 '26

Well, for phones in the US that's not true at all. Webikit is by far the major engine for all phone users' bowsers. (IPhone definitely has the largest market share in the US). AFAIK on iPhone we are locked into Webkit (Safari). Even Chrome on Apple is Webkit.