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And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If they overcome / disable ad blocking, they will lose browser market share - and people don't design websites for marginal browsers with exotic features.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I reported him on github, for all the good that will do.

fucking shills

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm afraid that reporting him to another big corporation(Microsoft owns Github) is rather futile.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're right, why are we allowing the internet be be monopolized like this? it is futile because we're basically giving up all control and forming a dependence on these few select tech companies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fediverse is the opposition to that

Next steps are getting rid capitalism

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

If you think that's a realistic next step, you're crazy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is the result of the world blindly using Chrome and other Chromium based browsers. Now with effectively full control over the browser that more than 90% of the world uses Google can force its will on the internet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, is Google in the process of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish on the free internet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Always have been, and they're in it for the long game. They've already acquired a stupid amount of control on the web and web standards with everything from Chromium to Youtube, not to mention it doesn't help that they basically control the world's most popular mobile OS. Google wants it all if we let them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And we saw this was going to happen at least 5 years ago. But since the majority don't care, we get what we deserve I guess.

Let's just hope this doesn't go through.

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