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  • A Chrome extension called “Microsoft to Microslop” that renames Microsoft references in browsers as a protest against the company’s aggressive AI integration.
  • The extension reflects widespread user frustration with Microsoft’s Copilot AI, which faces extremely low adoption rates and growing privacy concerns among Windows users.
  • Many users actively seek ways to remove AI features from Windows, highlighting significant backlash against Microsoft’s AI strategy despite CEO dismissals of complaints.
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[–] Mad_Punda@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago

Can I install it in edge? That would be funny. (I’m using edge at work…)

[–] nil@piefed.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Why, just stop using them completely. What are they trying to achieve with this? To stop MS from going all-in for AI? That's not how it works.

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I just needed to make a job post on LinkedIn.

I copied the same generic message with a link to schedule an interview and each time I pasted it between chats on their site, the formatting was all strange.

Like it’s just copy and paste.

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[–] richardisaguy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah, i'm sure microsoft is going to start caring if you do that

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

“I run arch btw”

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 2 points 5 days ago

I'm sure this will make people who use it feel better, but as a form of protest it does nothing. Unless you're gonna install this extension on a bunch of public computers.

[–] runsmooth@kopitalk.net 1 points 5 days ago (8 children)

For those thinking about the switch, and happen to game, I understand that plenty of users are going to CachyOS or Bazzite as well.

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[–] breadguy@kbin.earth 1 points 5 days ago

Microsoft resigned!

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Can someone make it for Firefox?

[–] Toes@ani.social 1 points 5 days ago

They need to fire their entire upper management team and roll windows back to 7 and try again.

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