Post #656399

2026-01-25 16:12 UTC

Damn, @mozilla is doing everything it can to make good folks hate it :blobcatnotlike: First Mozilla enables Google Safe Browsing, and then blocks accessing about:config on Firefox Android :blobcatthumbsdown: Google is banning @IzzyOnDroid for no good reason, yet I have to jump multiple steps to configure Firefox: that is, first to enable about:config by accessing chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml and toggling general.aboutConfig.enable to even access nasty browser.safebrowsing.* settings. Google is known for breaking antitrust law, this may be yet another case of eliminating alternative app stores from the radar. Seriously, Mozilla, why you are trying so hard to make everyone hate you? #mozilla #firefox #google #safebrowsing

Replies (8)

@lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-01-25 16:19

@gytisrepecka doesn't google have its dirty paws all over mozilla leadership

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@letoII@framapiaf.org 2026-01-25 16:26

@gytisrepecka @mozilla @IzzyOnDroid corruption (sort of) and stupidity are the two first obvious answers. Not exclusive, of course.

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@plwt@mstdn.social 2026-01-25 16:31

@gytisrepecka @mozilla @IzzyOnDroid To be fair, Firefox has used Google Safe Browsing to help protect users for quite a few years now - this is not a new thing.

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@KitsuneVixi@sakurajima.social 2026-01-25 20:00

@gytisrepecka@social.gyt.is @mozilla@mastodon.social @IzzyOnDroid@floss.social Mozilla is Google's patsy.

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@antoniovr@mastodon.social 2026-01-25 20:37

@gytisrepecka @mozilla @IzzyOnDroid i can open the apk cited by izzy without any issues (i tried first on my fennec and then on regular firefox). May your dns be what is blocking it? Perhaps one of the firefox options regarding dns which offer cloudflare as an option?

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@simonzerafa@infosec.exchange 2026-01-25 21:05

@gytisrepecka @mozilla @IzzyOnDroid Firefox Beta on Android doesn't block about:config No idea why it's blocked in the release builds 😟🤦‍♂️

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@RadND@gnulinux.social 2026-01-26 02:41

@gytisrepecka @mozilla @IzzyOnDroid I can access about:config in nightly version

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@tyil@fedi.tyil.nl 2026-01-26 07:54

@gytisrepecka@social.gyt.is @mozilla@mastodon.social @IzzyOnDroid@floss.social Seriously, Mozilla, why you are trying so hard to make everyone hate you?Because it makes the C-level staff a lot of money

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