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Google is Killing uBlock Origin. No Chromium Browser is Safe. (www.quippd.com)
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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 ...

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[–] 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Who thought it was a good idea to let an internet ad company control our internet client?

In other news:

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I wonder if the web itself may bifurcate. Corporate, government, and most NGO websites will only respond to corporate browsers that run sanctioned DRM binary blobs to “verify” their “safety”. And then there is us, with our websites and our web clients.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Who thought it was a good idea to let an internet ad company control our internet client?

    It seemed a lot more reasonable 15 years ago. The default on Windows at the time of Chrome's rise was Internet Explorer.

    I am watching Ladybird with great interest. The world needs a new-from-the-ground-up browser.

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