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Other ad blockers "block ads" and "block annoying eu cookie notices". Should they be removed? I just visited the Chrome store and chose the first extension: ht
by pricechild 10y ago
Other ad blockers "block ads" and "block annoying eu cookie notices". Should they be removed?
I just visited the Chrome store and chose the first extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/office-online/ndjpnladcallmjemlbaebfadecfhkepb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/office-online/ndjp... It makes word documents AND spreadsheets?!
Hopefully you can see where I'm going... whatever's written in the policy is difficult to enforce literally. Someone has to make the distinction based upon the intent of that policy. A person has to draw the line. If Google have made the decision based on that policy, well that's their decision.
Reading https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/single_purpose https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/single_purpose (part 4) makes me thinking "disrupting ad networks" could be that single purpose. Then it'd cover blocking & clicking. Just like "Office Online"'s "edit office documents" covering both "word processing" and "spreadsheets".
- snowwolf 10y agoYeah, I'm just speculating on the reason it was removed from the store - But that's the more interesting question. Why was this particular extension removed? There are loads of other Ad Blockers that do what this extension claims to do and they are all still available in the store - so all the conspiracy theories in this thread about google blocking it because it hurts their ad revenue seem bogus. As I said, I've only seen extensions removed from the store that were doing something malicious - Something the person who installed the extension wouldn't reasonably expect it to be doing.
- pricechild 10y agoThanks, good points to think about!