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 ...

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 …

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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    30 days ago

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

    • yoasif@fedia.ioOP
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      30 days ago

      They developed the “privacy sandbox” together.

      Yeah that’s not true.

      • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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        30 days 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

        • yoasif@fedia.ioOP
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          30 days 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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      30 days 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.