As there seems to have been recent confusion about this, just a quick "official" toot to then pin: we haven't and won't support "generative AI" related stuff in LibreWolf.

[mercutio@troet.cafe]

@Microplastics101 @tinker @librewolf
The Tor Browser is a Firefox ESR, configured for maximum privacy and to use the Tor network.
The others are based on Chrom(e/ium) or Chrome's Blink engine, and only marginally better that Chrome itself.

[microplastics101@mstdn.social]

@Mercutio @tinker @librewolf Is it that hard to build a browser? Cant be too hard, Microsoft even managed it. Must be someone has built an open source browser not based on either of them.

[tinker@infosec.exchange]

@Microplastics101 @Mercutio @librewolf - Microsoft Edge is a fork of Google Chrome/Chromium

Yes, it is that hard.

The modern web runs full blown applications within a sandboxed browser. It's massively complex. Front End (what the user sees) and backend (what does all the heavy computing on the server side).

There *are* efforts to build new browser engines separate from Firefox/Chrome but they are underfunded and understaffed. Its firefox (paid for massively by Google donations) and Google proper. That's it.

[microplastics101@mstdn.social]

@tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Seems like theres an opening for a browser. Id pay for it if it is truly secure. Sandbox the cookies.

[marcusxms@helvede.net]

@Microplastics101 @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Servo has already been mentioned by someone else - Ladybird is another option. They aren't stable/fully featured yet, but with more funding they may get there quicker.

Edit: Disregard my suggestion - see the comments.

[davidgerard@circumstances.run]

@marcusxms @Microplastics101 @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Neither work yet, but Servo is worth supporting. Ladybird is openly MAGA, so consider accordingly

[marcusxms@helvede.net]

@davidgerard @Microplastics101 @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf WTF I did not know that?! Thanks for saying so! I won't suggest them anymore, then. Where are they saying this?

[marcusxms@helvede.net]

@davidgerard @Microplastics101 @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Okay, I read some of his tweets and already have enough reason not to promote it - thanks for the heads up!

[davidgerard@circumstances.run]

@marcusxms @Microplastics101 @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf

and I'd just compiled some receipts for you on Kling/Ladybird going MAGA this may be handy for others

some notes in this post on fashtech https://awful.systems/post/5833209

endorses white replacement theory https://archive.is/ZtQpj

RIP Charlie Kirk https://nitter.net/awesomekling/status/1966456391146606806

endorsing DHH's straight up fascism https://nitter.net/awesomekling/status/1969350008538370216

this stuff is just what kling does now

fashtech funding knocked on the door, Kling put on his red baseball cap and took ladybird out on the road

anyway, donate to servo

[microplastics101@mstdn.social]

@davidgerard @marcusxms @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Wow!. I just dumped Proton vpn for being fash.

[teun@kolektiva.social]

@Microplastics101 @davidgerard @marcusxms @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf

Just curious, what's the "being fash" about? Is it the endorsement of that Trump-appointed dude? Or has it gone further? (I dumped Proton a while ago for their AI nonsense.)

[microplastics101@mstdn.social]

@teun @davidgerard @marcusxms @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Supporting Israel genocide. Pretty high level Fash. And AI is another strike

[davidgerard@circumstances.run]

@Microplastics101 @teun @marcusxms @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf and bitcoin, don't forget the bitcoin

[microplastics101@mstdn.social]

@davidgerard @teun @marcusxms @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Yep. Too many straws.

[marcusxms@helvede.net]

@davidgerard @Microplastics101 @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf Thank you. There's a lot to dive into there!

[__styx__@piaille.fr]

@Microplastics101 @davidgerard @teun @marcusxms @tinker @Mercutio @librewolf don't forget the deletion of journalists accounts in korea, by direct demand of their government agencies without proofs

https://theintercept.com/2025/09/12/proton-mail-journalist-accounts-suspended/