We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the …

  • @tekato@lemmy.world
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    28 months ago

    Yes. The Google-funded Firefox that won’t take away your ability to block ads. Any other questions?

    • Boomkop3
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      18 months ago

      Why are they working with google to screw up our privacy?

      • @tekato@lemmy.world
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        28 months ago

        How are they doing that? They’re simply making money by putting Google search as the default. Changing it literally takes a few seconds.

        • Boomkop3
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          18 months ago

          They developed the “privacy sandbox” together. And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They’re in trouble without it

          • yoasifOP
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            18 months ago

            They developed the “privacy sandbox” together.

            Yeah that’s not true.

            • Boomkop3
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              18 months ago

              Chrome came up with that feature a while back. Now firefox is adding the same. And then later I learned it was a cooperative effort, just not under the same name

              • yoasifOP
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                18 months ago

                And then later I learned it was a cooperative effort, just not under the same name

                Source?

          • @tekato@lemmy.world
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            18 months ago

            And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They’re in trouble without it

            That’s irrelevant. The only thing important is what they have to do for that money, which is setting Google as the default search engine. This only “hurts” you if you don’t take 15 seconds to change the default.

            • Boomkop3
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              18 months ago

              Well, yes, technically. But then again, if google decides to stop doing that firefox can’t pay for it’s staff or infrastructure. Really, they have an incentive to listen