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| Product Type = | | Product Type =Web Browser | ||
| In Production = | | In Production =Yes | ||
| Official Website = | | Official Website =https://www.google.com/chrome/ | ||
| Logo = | | Logo =Google Chrome logo and wordmark (2015).png | ||
}}Google Chrome is a Browser created by tech giant Google. Since its inception, it has become the most used browser on the internet by a | }}'''[[wikipedia:Google_Chrome|Google Chrome]]''' is a Browser created by tech giant [[Google]]. Since its inception, it has become the most used browser on the internet by a large margin. | ||
==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Anti-Competitive Practices=== | ===Anti-Competitive Practices=== | ||
Google uses the market dominance of their unrelated products and services, such as web search or cloud storage services, to display intrusive messages such as popups aimed to annoy users to the point where they give up and change to Chrome.<ref>{{Cite web |last= | Google uses the market dominance of their unrelated products and services, such as web search or cloud storage services, to display intrusive messages such as popups aimed to annoy users to the point where they give up and change to Chrome.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-08-19 |title=How do I stop Google pop ups asking me to switch my browser to Chrome? |url=https://support.google.com/accounts/thread/175747071/how-do-i-stop-google-pop-ups-asking-me-to-switch-my-browser-to-chrome?hl=en |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Google Support Community}}</ref> Not because they want to, but to escape the deliberate obstructions Google creates for them when accessing Google services with competing browsers. | ||
Moreover, Google has in the past deliberately degraded performance of their video platform YouTube for users accessing the website using the competing Firefox browser.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Jake |date=2023-11-21 |title=How to Stop Google From Artificially Slowing Down YouTube |url=https://lifehacker.com/tech/stop-google-slowing-down-youtube-firefox-edge |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=LifeHacker}}</ref> | Moreover, Google has in the past deliberately degraded performance of their video platform [[YouTube]] for users accessing the website using the competing Firefox browser.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Jake |date=2023-11-21 |title=How to Stop Google From Artificially Slowing Down YouTube |url=https://lifehacker.com/tech/stop-google-slowing-down-youtube-firefox-edge |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=LifeHacker}}</ref> | ||
===Discontinuation of Manifest V2 support (''2024'')=== | ===Discontinuation of Manifest V2 support (''2024'')=== | ||
Google, whose main business is online advertising, has discontinued support for browser extensions using the Manifest V2 standard. This renders advertising/tracking blockers such as uBlock Origin unusable and deactivates the corresponding plugins on update. Only versions with very limited blocking functionality remain usable | Google, whose main business is online advertising, has discontinued support for browser extensions using the Manifest V2 standard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manifest V2 support timeline |url=https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline |url-status=live |access-date=5 Apr 2025 |website=[[Google]]}}</ref> This renders advertising/tracking blockers such as uBlock Origin unusable and deactivates the corresponding plugins on update. Only versions with very limited blocking functionality remain usable. | ||
Users who wish to continue to use the web without their every step being traced by Google and other advertising syndicates have no other option but to switch to a different browser such as [[Mozilla]] Firefox or Vivaldi, which have all pledged to retain full Manifest V2 compatibility in their browsers. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:52, 5 April 2025
Google Chrome
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2008 |
| Product Type | Web Browser |
| In Production | Yes |
| Official Website | https://www.google.com/chrome/ |
Google Chrome is a Browser created by tech giant Google. Since its inception, it has become the most used browser on the internet by a large margin.
Consumer impact summary[edit | edit source]
Incidents[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Google Chrome category.
Anti-Competitive Practices[edit | edit source]
Google uses the market dominance of their unrelated products and services, such as web search or cloud storage services, to display intrusive messages such as popups aimed to annoy users to the point where they give up and change to Chrome.[1] Not because they want to, but to escape the deliberate obstructions Google creates for them when accessing Google services with competing browsers.
Moreover, Google has in the past deliberately degraded performance of their video platform YouTube for users accessing the website using the competing Firefox browser.[2]
Discontinuation of Manifest V2 support (2024)[edit | edit source]
Google, whose main business is online advertising, has discontinued support for browser extensions using the Manifest V2 standard.[3] This renders advertising/tracking blockers such as uBlock Origin unusable and deactivates the corresponding plugins on update. Only versions with very limited blocking functionality remain usable.
Users who wish to continue to use the web without their every step being traced by Google and other advertising syndicates have no other option but to switch to a different browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Vivaldi, which have all pledged to retain full Manifest V2 compatibility in their browsers.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "How do I stop Google pop ups asking me to switch my browser to Chrome?". Google Support Community. 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ↑ Peterson, Jake (2023-11-21). "How to Stop Google From Artificially Slowing Down YouTube". LifeHacker. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ↑ "Manifest V2 support timeline". Google. Retrieved 5 Apr 2025.
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