▲ 720 ▼ Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine (itsfoss.com) submitted 4 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 194 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 57 points 4 months ago (3 children) Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 22 points 4 months ago (1 child) Just wait till you find out who funds Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bilb@lemmy.ml 33 points 4 months ago (1 child) Could it be... Satan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] osanna@lemmy.vg 28 points 4 months ago (2 children) It’s Google. So….. yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Iirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago "Only" comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can't, well, we've identified their master, haven't we? permalink fedilink source parent [–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago What? Seriously?? Those demons just have to finger fuck every pie that ever shows promise of subverting their datamining-advertising empire while pretending to be some force for good that cares about privacy and not being evil Can we just destroy this hydra once and for all already permalink fedilink source parent [–] TBi@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago People won’t pay for anything, and are then surprised by who actually pays for stuff. These developers need to eat too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel. First I've heard of that. Source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limer@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) His foundation has invested in it per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago Thanks, I knew about some of Brave's controversies but missed that. I also wasn't previously aware that Brave's CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 22 points 4 months ago (1 child) Just wait till you find out who funds Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bilb@lemmy.ml 33 points 4 months ago (1 child) Could it be... Satan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] osanna@lemmy.vg 28 points 4 months ago (2 children) It’s Google. So….. yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Iirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago "Only" comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can't, well, we've identified their master, haven't we? permalink fedilink source parent [–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago What? Seriously?? Those demons just have to finger fuck every pie that ever shows promise of subverting their datamining-advertising empire while pretending to be some force for good that cares about privacy and not being evil Can we just destroy this hydra once and for all already permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bilb@lemmy.ml 33 points 4 months ago (1 child) Could it be... Satan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] osanna@lemmy.vg 28 points 4 months ago (2 children) It’s Google. So….. yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Iirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago "Only" comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can't, well, we've identified their master, haven't we? permalink fedilink source parent [–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago What? Seriously?? Those demons just have to finger fuck every pie that ever shows promise of subverting their datamining-advertising empire while pretending to be some force for good that cares about privacy and not being evil Can we just destroy this hydra once and for all already permalink fedilink source parent
[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 28 points 4 months ago (2 children) It’s Google. So….. yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Iirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago "Only" comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can't, well, we've identified their master, haven't we? permalink fedilink source parent [–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago What? Seriously?? Those demons just have to finger fuck every pie that ever shows promise of subverting their datamining-advertising empire while pretending to be some force for good that cares about privacy and not being evil Can we just destroy this hydra once and for all already permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Iirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago "Only" comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can't, well, we've identified their master, haven't we? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago "Only" comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can't, well, we've identified their master, haven't we? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago What? Seriously?? Those demons just have to finger fuck every pie that ever shows promise of subverting their datamining-advertising empire while pretending to be some force for good that cares about privacy and not being evil Can we just destroy this hydra once and for all already permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TBi@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago People won’t pay for anything, and are then surprised by who actually pays for stuff. These developers need to eat too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel. First I've heard of that. Source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] limer@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) His foundation has invested in it per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago Thanks, I knew about some of Brave's controversies but missed that. I also wasn't previously aware that Brave's CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] limer@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) His foundation has invested in it per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago Thanks, I knew about some of Brave's controversies but missed that. I also wasn't previously aware that Brave's CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago Thanks, I knew about some of Brave's controversies but missed that. I also wasn't previously aware that Brave's CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either. permalink fedilink source parent