Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 months agoChrome will block one of its biggest ad blockerswww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1397arrow-down1external-linkChrome will block one of its biggest ad blockerswww.pcworld.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 months agomessage-square100fedilinkfile-text
uBlock Origin will soon stop functioning in Chrome as Google transitions to new browser extension rules.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-23 months agoif google cared, they’d vet ads and ad links, and guarantee their safety and security. if google cared, they’d put a stop to seo ‘optimizers’ and scammers scoring top positions on serps. but google doesn’t care about anything other than their profits and share price. adblockers can affect both of those. they’re using the weak cover of ‘security’ enhancement to neuter them. existing adblockers provide more safety and security than what can be realized by the shift to mv3.
if google cared, they’d vet ads and ad links, and guarantee their safety and security.
if google cared, they’d put a stop to seo ‘optimizers’ and scammers scoring top positions on serps.
but google doesn’t care about anything other than their profits and share price.
adblockers can affect both of those. they’re using the weak cover of ‘security’ enhancement to neuter them.
existing adblockers provide more safety and security than what can be realized by the shift to mv3.