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[-] takeda@lemmy.world 77 points 11 months ago

They are "remodulating" chrome. If you continue to use chrome and any browser based on it, you might soon realize that adblocking doesn't work anymore, because filtering support was neutered and you no longer will be able to switch to Firefox, as they will outright block it as it allows to block ads.

It is important to use Firefox now to make sure sites won't start blocking it.

[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 27 points 11 months ago

If YouTube ever blocks Firefox alphabet will finally be broken up.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 months ago

Wanna bet? There are ways to frog in a boiling pot this. And chrome isn't the only browser that will support blocking Firefox. (They'll argue Chromium is not Google, only Chrome).

[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's a fig leaf. US courts might agree with that argument, but European courts will see that it all is monopolistic practices to support their ad business. YouTube itself can't survive market dominance without it's preferential deals with it's parent company's hosting and ads. Ask viemo how using cloud hosting to serve video and third party ads works out. It would be suicidal. The truth is they ALREADY should be broken up.

[-] HardlightCereal@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

We're talking about computers, not leaves

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 8 points 11 months ago
[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

computer TURN OFF THAT NOISE

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Google likely will be one of the last ones to do it (exactly so it will be hard to to put them in court). I already see Microsoft (surprise!) do this and asking to use Chrome or Edge.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Sounds like websites should subsidize firefox users by serving MORE ads to chrome users.

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