Browser Choice Alliance
@BrowserChoice
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A group of browsers dedicated to the idea that consumers should have the right to choose, keep, and use their preferred browser as the default on Windows.
Joined March 2025
Setting a new default browser on Windows shouldn’t be a battle, but #Microsoft makes it one. Join us in taking a stand against Microsoft’s anticompetitive practices: https://t.co/GrK3EEvAUp
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#DYK: Calls to hold Microsoft accountable for their anti-competitive browser tactics began years ago and continue to this day. All of our members — both public and private — remain committed to fighting for users’ freedom.
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This isn’t new. Consumers have complained about Microsoft Edge for years to no avail. Hear what other voices are saying on the right to choose their browser: https://t.co/I5DIqsezXC Source: https://t.co/HLOwFIVQMJ
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Latest Windows Update switched my default browser to Edge. Brother... no thanks.
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A detour a day takes your browser choice away. Why should Microsoft choose YOUR browser for you?
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Microsoft forcing its browser onto users actually creates an adverse effect — making users dislike Edge before they even have the chance to form their own opinion about it.
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.@Microsoft prevents Windows users from using the browser of their choice by bombarding them with relentless, calculated tactics designed to intimidate and confuse. Take a stand: https://t.co/6OGSPNgnDK
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Recent coverage details how Microsoft is now bribing its users with rewards points in an attempt to stop them from switching to alternative browsers, like Chrome. Read the @Forbes article by @UKZak here:
forbes.com
Yes, this really is free money from Microsoft. What to know.
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“It’s very complicated when [Microsoft tries] to impose something on you because it takes away your freedom — and the internet is supposed to be about freedom.” Hear what the CEO of @grupoastian, Alfonso Hernández, has to say about users’ right to choose:
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Consumers deserve the freedom to choose their desktop browser, but Microsoft is stripping away that choice through manipulative design and coercive tactics. Learn more: https://t.co/hFYPYrpDGP
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.@opera is appealing the European Commission’s decision not to designate Microsoft Edge as a gatekeeper under the DMA, and appeared in the EU General Court this week to argue its case. Learn more:
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Microsoft's Edge web browser is a "gateway" for business users and should have been handed additional obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act, rival web browser Opera insisted to EU judges on...
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“When you do decide to download a different browser, [Microsoft’s ad] comes up and says ‘this browser is not safe — use Edge, it’s safer.’ It’s an erosion of trust for the OS — really the OS should have your back.” Hear what else the technical co-founder of @waveboxio has to say
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Straight from the horse's mouth — Microsoft blatantly disrespecting consumer frustrations. We wouldn't consider deceptive tactics and harmful design choices "helpful nudges"...
@Sir_Iyke_SKE We like to think of it as helpful nudges
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A recent article by @JotaInfo highlights how the race for AI has prompted Microsoft to aggressively force its browser onto users, highlighting insights from BCA advisor and former Microsoft lawyer, @geneburrus. Read it here:
jota.info
Cade deve decidir se abre ou não o processo por concorrência desleal até o fim de outubro, após o fim da investigação
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A recent @techradar article provides a possible explanation as to why Microsoft Edge’s users are declining. “When something is consistently shoved in your face over the years, the automatic reaction for many people is to start to get suspicious. Why is Microsoft so keen to get
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The BCA is a proud sponsor of @smashingconf 2025, taking place in New York this week. Tailored to front-end developers and UX designers, notable speakers will discuss topics like design systems, AI, accessibility and UX research. We hope to see you there!
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This week, the BCA proudly hosted our event “The Desktop Browser Renaissance: Protecting Consumer Choice” in São Paulo. We gave a preview of our new report that focuses on Microsoft’s impact in LatAm — find it here: https://t.co/nx3yTSa4X2
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Selective hearing (səˈlektiv/ /ˈhiriNG/): The act of @Microsoft choosing to ignore the sea of voices begging to use the browser of their choice. Source: https://t.co/WZAo8EVnL5
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Talk about unfair competition. “Before a Windows PC even reaches you, Microsoft stacks the deck to lock out any browser other than Edge.” CADE has launched a formal investigation into Microsoft following a legal complaint from one of our members. Learn more:
browserchoicealliance.org
The Brazilian competition authority, CADE, has opened a formal investigation into Microsoft following a legal complaint by BCA member Opera.Opera’s complaint may have been filed in Brazil, but...
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Sending good vibes to anyone who has been through this recently. Keep fighting the good fight.
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Microsoft isn’t interested in earning its browser users based on merit. “If Edge is the browser for you, that’s great … But if it isn’t, then prepare to navigate a laundry-list of obstacles, all of which are designed to keep you within the confines of Microsoft’s closed
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In an era dominated by quantum computing, self-driving cars, LLMs, and dancing robots, you probably aren't seeing much TikTok content about PC web browsers. You should be. The PC browser enables you t
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