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Not hard at all, they could include uBlock add-on by default (as they did with Pocket) except allow people to disable it this time. They do rely on Google's ad
by pbhjpbhj 6y ago
Not hard at all, they could include uBlock add-on by default (as they did with Pocket) except allow people to disable it this time.
They do rely on Google's advertising revenue for multiple $100M of funding; so they presumably don't want to be too successful in democratising ad-blocking.
Eich used to be a controlling influence on FF (as Mozilla CEO), since he was ousted he heads Brave browser which includes content blocking by default (and a content revenue model).
In short perhaps FF/Mozilla are curtailed by financial considerations.
- TheRealPomax 6y agoNot unless they buy uBlock first, which is what they did with Pocket. And unlike Pocket, which was already a company looking to get bought, uBlock is very much not that.
- pythux 6y agoNit: you must be talking about uBlock Origin, because uBlock was actually bought[1]. [1] https://blog.getadblock.com/the-adblock-family-gets-a-new-addition-62a887d36960 https://blog.getadblock.com/the-adblock-family-gets-a-new-ad...
- behnamoh 6y agoBut even Brave doesn't block some google ads.