Is it because of the EU I can choose a browser suddenly?

19 comments

1. Yes.

2. Search engine & browser choice are part of refined Digital Markets Act (DMA) and applicable to most popular platforms: iOS, Android and Windows for Browser choice.
   As well as big browsers with “default” search engines (Google usually pays them), like Safari, Chrome and Firefox (Microsoft is still pushing for Bing due to obvious reasons).

   For people outside of the EU, it’s just an additional configuration step under browser settings, while in the EU on first start you get a choice.

3. Yup

4. Yes, it’s important to mention and realise that the EU actually does things and some are actually pretty good

5. What the hell does this even mean? “Is it because of the EU is can choose a browser suddenly?”

6. Don’t forget to choose European one. Ups.

   (downvote this if truth hurts you)

7. Yes. 

8. My German isn’t perfect (far from it) but I understand this picture isn’t about choosing a browser, but only a search engine.

   It’s interesting though that people mix the old fashioned “browser war” with the “search engine war”, because even that seems out of date, it should be replaced by the more accurate “AI war”.

9. EnteEnteLos?

10. It’s this something I’m too European to understand? Like all my life I could choose a browser or a search engine.

11. FuckFuckNo

    Best

12. It’s 2024 and bro doesn’t know the difference between browser and search engine smh.

13. Super annoying how they were forced to take Google Maps out of Google Search results though

14. I like that they even offer Qwant, Ecosia and MetaGer as options. All 3 from Europe. Just too bad Startpage is missing.

15. Ecosia is the obvious choice. Good for the environment, EU based, cares about your privacy.

16. Firefox oder nicht.

17. Yes

18. yes

19. I wonder now when will the EU force the desktop and laptop manufacturers do the same with the operating systems they offer, like offering to choose between Windows and Linux???