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The "solution" of installing an extension is a bit shortsighted. Google can and will just remove the possibility for extensions to block FLOC in the future, whe
by Epskampie 6y ago
The "solution" of installing an extension is a bit shortsighted. Google can and will just remove the possibility for extensions to block FLOC in the future, when it's deemed profitable to do so.
- hoffs 6y agoThat's what people have been saying for years about ad blockers. Did it happen yet?
- Epskampie 6y agoIt's not profitable yet because people can still switch to other browsers. When chrome has a monopoly, they will be gone in a heartbeat. Also, look into what chrome recently did to the APIs adblocker extensions use, even in the current market google is already making adblockers less potent in chrome.
- JohnTHaller 6y agoFirefox on Android has adblocking extensions available for it. Chrome on Android doesn't have extensions because...
- ric2b 6y agoActually, sort of: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...