An operating system with all the usual tools, but without news and ads

[David]

At 12:08 AM 6/7/2022, you wrote:
>Hi, does anybody know a web browser that is 
>similar to Firefox, but does not require every 
>now and then to waste time by removing 
>"sponsored shortcuts"? And/or does anybody know 
>a Chrome/Edge etc. alike web browser that 
>doesn't every now and then adds 
>"advertisements"? The platform can be Windows 
>and/or iPadOS and/or Linux. I don't care, I just 
>don't like ads, unwanted web feeds and all that 
>crap. I even would pay one time 200,- € or even 
>more, but  I'm not willing to pay for an abo. 
>the web browser doesn't need to be for free as 
>in beer. Today I got an ADIDAS shortcut when 
>opening Firefox. Yes, just a button to open the 
>link and that button was easy to remove. 
>However, for me that's already a real pain (I 
>really feel pain). If today somebody from ADIDAS 
>management or a Firefox developer would cross my 
>path I would turn violent. I'm a pacifist, but I 
>can't tolerate stupid intrusiveness. For me 
>Computers are tools. I want to keep my mind free 
>and enjoy my work, but I can't keep my mind 
>free, if news tell me that there is another war 
>or that ADIDAS sells sports shoes. It makes me 
>sick. Regards, Ralf -- ubuntu-users mailing list 
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You might try BRAVE -- it's a chromium-based 
browser, so Chrome extensions work if you want to use any.

David