How YouTube is recommending Chrome in middle of monopoly trial?

Question

Google Chrome is a fast and secure browser for YouTube. Try it? I got this when not logged into google on Edge. It's a popup not a video ad. Edge runs on chromium tech, so this claim is BS. They are in-between monopoly trial. Shouldn't they have limited some of their shady practices? I also can't think brave can run ads like that. Aren't they abusing their position?

madduci · Accepted Answer

Because adblocking doesn't work on Chrome.Use Firefox.

eli · Answer

Among other reasons, wouldn't it be more suspicious if they suddenly stopped?

smoldesu · Answer

Because Google isn't at trial for their browser monopoly?If recommending a browser was monopolistic behavior, both Microsoft and Apple would be metaphorical rubble by now. The industry has done this for years, our glorious FAANG vanguards decided that browser solicitation was a normal user experience.

legitster · Answer

Not only are they not on trial for this at all, changing your behavior because of a trial would be admission that the behaviors were suspect to begin with! If they are arguing that their methods are above board, then they should continue doing them through the court case.

robertlagrant · Answer

Having an open source Chromium that allows competing browsers to be built at a fraction of the cost might make it hard to claim monopolistic practices. If Google never existed, would we have more browser choice now?

redder23 · Answer

What supposed claim is BS?"Chrome is a fast and secure browser for YouTube."That claim is NOT BS. And I am not shilling for Google here, I use Brave and Firefox myself and NEVER used Chrome EVER and I am proud of it. However, they did not claim its MORE secure or faster, they just say "is a fast and secure".I remember when Chrome came out how heavily Google pushed it back then I used their search. It was something similar I think, or was it Firefox ads somewhere else? Not sure but there was also no claim just a meaningless general statement.God Google search is it shitty these days. Putting things in quotes does not even work anymore and the search results are garbage.