You’re using an apple product, you didn’t have any privacy in the first place. Browser choice isn’t going to change that either way.

dealing with ads

Just use an adblocker. It’s basic internet safety at this point. I recommend ublock origin. If you’re on mobile, android’s version of firefox can use it as well.

lemmy.ml doesn’t have easy signups the way lemmy.world does.

Though I do have accounts on a few different instances, just in case. And so I don’t get blinded by light mode when links send me to another instance.