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# Fight Over Privacy! Firefox and Brave Take Potshots at Each Other
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/brave-slams-firefox/
- Published: 2024-11-01T11:55:50.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-01T11:55:50.000Z
- Description: Firefox put out some claims on their blog post, but it is not exactly how it seems. Do you agree?
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Privacy 🛡️, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Web browsers are synonymous with the internet, as they serve as a user-friendly means to interact with the online world. Users who care about their privacy usually [switch to options](https://itsfoss.com/privacy-web-browsers/) like LibreWolf, Brave, Firefox, and Mullvad Browser.

At the same time, the debate over [Brave vs. Firefox](https://itsfoss.com/brave-vs-firefox/) is a longstanding one, and now it appears that the conversation has taken a rather spicy turn following Firefox's [post on Brave](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/compare/brave/?ref=itsfoss.com).

Let's see what's happening. 😳

## Brave Hits Back: Slams Firefox Over Claims

> This is some severe mental gymnastics from charlatans at the Firefox propaganda dept with this one.  
>  
> Let's unpack this nonsense.  
> 🧵[https://t.co/zdLtpgtKrP](https://t.co/zdLtpgtKrP?ref=itsfoss.com) [pic.twitter.com/N1kyWvzuCj](https://t.co/N1kyWvzuCj?ref=itsfoss.com)
> 
> — LukΞ Mulks 🦁⟁◎⟁ (@lukemulks) [October 30, 2024](https://twitter.com/lukemulks/status/1851489426297536676?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=itsfoss.com)

Debunking Firefox's claims that [Brave](https://brave.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) was an ill-equipped browser, Luke Mulks, VP of Business Operations at Brave Software, [took to X](https://x.com/lukemulks/status/1851489426297536676?ref=itsfoss.com) (*formerly Twitter*) to share that it was not the case.

He started by showing off the most recent [PrivacyTests stats](https://privacytests.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), where **Firefox performed worse than Brave on the privacy front**. This was in response to the claim that “*Firefox's privacy settings are strong and easy to use.*”

He then moved on to Firefox's claim that Brave's default ad-blocker may break websites and that you have to “*keep fiddling with it*”. Luke added that **their ad blocking is being continuously improved**, and can be toggled off per site.

![a screenshot of the firefox vs brave article on the mozilla website](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/11/Firefox_vs_Brave_Blog.png)

The post in question.

Similarly, the statement about Brave defaulting to their search engine and users needing to go into the browser settings also caught flak. 

Luke pointed out that **Mozilla itself takes money from Google** for keeping it as the default search engine on Firefox, and that this behavior with [Brave Search](https://itsfoss.com/brave-search-features/) was a feature, not a bug.

He also further clarified that there is a dedicated “*Find elsewhere*” button on Brave, which allows users to use Google, Bing, and [Mojeek](https://itsfoss.com/privacy-search-engines/#5-mojeek) to search for things.

Closing out his arguments against Firefox, Luke noted that even though Brave is a [Chromium](https://www.chromium.org/chromium-projects/?ref=itsfoss.com)\-based web browser, their team ensures to “[*harden the hell out of it*](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Deviations-from-Chromium-%28features-we-disable-or-remove%29?ref=itsfoss.com)”. 

He said that **open source software like Chromium is beautiful in a way that it allows building applications on user-first principles**, allowing developers to “*correct user-hostile business ethics corruption at scale*”.

*💬 What are your views on this? Should Firefox up their game instead of doing just PR?*

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