▲ 2144 ▼ Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible (stackdiary.com) submitted 3 years ago by seasonone@opidea.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world 692 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DigDoug@lemmy.world 65 points 3 years ago (2 children) Use Firefox. Even the Android version lets you install uBlock Origin. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DadHands@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can’t on iOS though 😓 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago That's Apples fault. They force every mobile browser to be a reskinned version of Safari. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Why in the fucking world would you use Apple? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DadHands@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bc every other smartwatch is miles behind apple tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago Da fuck are you talking about? permalink fedilink source parent [+] tryrebooting@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago* (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago I don't see the problem with it. I guess people just don't like change, but you can customize Firefox's UI unlike Chromes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Liz@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's why I switched to Ecosia, a reskin of chrome that plants trees. Then Google go and does this and now I'm back to Firefox..... permalink fedilink source parent [–] bacrack@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago There's no perfect browser, there's no perfect browser dev team. Just lesser of the evils. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thorbot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Updates are inevitable. It's still better than the alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DadHands@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) Can’t on iOS though 😓 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago That's Apples fault. They force every mobile browser to be a reskinned version of Safari. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Why in the fucking world would you use Apple? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DadHands@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bc every other smartwatch is miles behind apple tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago Da fuck are you talking about? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago That's Apples fault. They force every mobile browser to be a reskinned version of Safari. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Why in the fucking world would you use Apple? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DadHands@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bc every other smartwatch is miles behind apple tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago Da fuck are you talking about? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DadHands@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bc every other smartwatch is miles behind apple tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago Da fuck are you talking about? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago Da fuck are you talking about? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] tryrebooting@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago* (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago I don't see the problem with it. I guess people just don't like change, but you can customize Firefox's UI unlike Chromes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Liz@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's why I switched to Ecosia, a reskin of chrome that plants trees. Then Google go and does this and now I'm back to Firefox..... permalink fedilink source parent [–] bacrack@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago There's no perfect browser, there's no perfect browser dev team. Just lesser of the evils. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thorbot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Updates are inevitable. It's still better than the alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago I don't see the problem with it. I guess people just don't like change, but you can customize Firefox's UI unlike Chromes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Liz@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's why I switched to Ecosia, a reskin of chrome that plants trees. Then Google go and does this and now I'm back to Firefox..... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bacrack@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago There's no perfect browser, there's no perfect browser dev team. Just lesser of the evils. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Updates are inevitable. It's still better than the alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent