Why you SHOULD be using Firefox

[Vimes]

Yup, the YT experience with FF seems to have issues where Edge is fine, in particular at the start of the stream, or the lack of it.

 

[Buffalo2102]

I don't log into YouTube which presumably should make it worse if it's ad-related but I have no issues at all.

 

[FredFlint]

I just reset Firefox and it seems to run better but now has a bar down the left side, not a fan of that.

 

[yashiro]

Turn it off then.

 

[Ice Tea]

TABS API is Mozilla's Latest Bet on the Agentic Web

Mozilla's new TABS API helps developers build AI agents to automate web tasks, as the company continues to bet on AI as its future. Details, pricing, and links inside.

www.omgubuntu.co.uk

Fresh from announcing it is building an AI browsing mode in Firefox and laying the groundwork for agentic interactions in the Firefox 145 release, the corp arm of Mozilla is now flexing its AI muscles in the direction of those more likely to care: web devs.

The TABS API enables devs to create agents to automate web interactions, like clicking, scrolling, searching, and submitting forms “just like a human”. Real-time feedback and adaptive behaviours will, Mozilla say, offer “full control of the web, without the complexity.”

FFS! , FFS!

As long as it doesn't start pasting passwords everywhere.

 

[Throrik]

God I loathe the term agentic.

 

[Orcvader]

My Firefox install is having a lot of problems with YouTube. It could be a uBlock vs YouTube fight in the background? Its now causing Firefox to lock up for a bit, sometimes I just have to use task manager to end task.

Relating back to my comment #1428, if you have Bitwarden, that can also be causing YouTube to lag. Current workaround is to add Youtube to Bitwarden's autofill block domain list. Bitwarden has been updated to 2025.11 now but the issue is still there.

 

[FredFlint]

Relating back to my comment #1428, if you have Bitwarden, that can also be causing YouTube to lag. Current workaround is to add Youtube to Bitwarden's autofill block domain list. Bitwarden has been updated to 2025.11 now but the issue is still there.

I don't know what Bitwarden is? I think its Google fighting uBlock. I would rather have delays than adds so will just ignore it.

 

[Vimes]

I don't know what Bitwarden is? I think its Google fighting uBlock. I would rather have delays than adds so will just ignore it.

I have dropped using uBlock as an extension with FF, due to trying out Windscibe VPN extension. That has the same uBlock included, with tweaks.
It works the same with YouTube, except it will play the sponsor clip at the start of the video.

I am thinking that the uBlock extension and FF just makes the playing of the sponsor part a black screen. Sometimes I would get a message pop up in the left noting there is a delay and click to find out why, mentioning add blocking.

 

[Orcvader]

I don't know what Bitwarden is? I think its Google fighting uBlock. I would rather have delays than adds so will just ignore it.

It's a password manager, if you don't use it then it won't be what's causing your issue.

Usually worth keeping an eye on this thread, sometimes workarounds pop up but it's hard to work one out when Google keeps doing A/B testing so not everyone has the problem: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrig...be_ads_detection_breakages_2025_megathread_2/

 

[Ice Tea]

I don't have a problem with the AI integration as long as not forced to use it and it isn't scraping my session data - I've found it useful a couple of times since it was enabled on FF.

God I loathe the term agentic.

HashJack attack shows AI browsers can be fooled with '#'

: Hashtag-do-whatever-I-tell-you

www.theregister.com

Cato Networks says it has discovered a new attack, dubbed "HashJack," that hides malicious prompts after the "#" in legitimate URLs, tricking AI browser assistants into executing them while dodging traditional network and server-side defenses.

Sigh!