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Google (your employer) and other ad companies have already lost the war against ad blocking. Users have the right to limit the content they see, whether it be t

Google (your employer) and other ad companies have already lost the war against ad blocking. Users have the right to limit the content they see, whether it be through a private self-hosted instance of Piped, uBlock Origin, Pi-hole, or an ad-skipping DVR. Even Google Chrome includes a built-in ad blocker (which only blocks ads on sites that display non-Google ads), so Google would have no moral standing to claim that Piped is unethical: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/7632919 https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/7632919

mgraczyk 5y ago
My views are not the views of my employer
- chokeartist 5y ago
  No one cares. Back to your cagie, wagie.
- app4soft 5y ago
  Nobody can approve or disapprove your statement.
  - mgraczyk 5y ago
    I think I get to be the authority on my own views. That is a disclaimer saying that I am not speaking on behalf of my employer.
    - ashneo76 5y ago
      And just like that I get to be the authority on when I am tracked or not. Google is unethical in how it goes and hides it and papers over it.
      - username90 5y ago
        Google aren't the good guys (no big company is good) but they are still one of the least evil big companies out there. Even Apple is more evil. Apple doesn't personalize ads, but they are instead working hard to kill open computing which is way worse than personalizing ads in my opinion. Of course to an individual who can easily afford them choosing Apple today is better for you, but Apple winning their war and implementing their vision is way worse to you than Google winning theirs.
        ignoramous 5y ago
        > Google aren't the good guys (no big company is good) but they are still one of the least evil big companies out there. May be it is their lobbying and marketing that has you convinced? > Apple doesn't personalize ads, but they are instead working hard to kill open computing which is way worse than personalizing ads in my opinion. Both these companies want to protect their core businesses and attempt to commodotize each others advantages all the time. It seems you are comfortable with personalised ads and that may be has skewed your opinion.
    - ggg666y 5y ago
      The sky is blue. Earth is round. Pigs don't fly. Pope is catholic. Bears shit in the woods.

mgraczyk 5y ago

My views are not the views of my employer

chokeartist 5y ago
No one cares. Back to your cagie, wagie.
app4soft 5y ago
Nobody can approve or disapprove your statement.
- mgraczyk 5y ago
  I think I get to be the authority on my own views. That is a disclaimer saying that I am not speaking on behalf of my employer.
  - ashneo76 5y ago
    And just like that I get to be the authority on when I am tracked or not. Google is unethical in how it goes and hides it and papers over it.
    - username90 5y ago
      Google aren't the good guys (no big company is good) but they are still one of the least evil big companies out there. Even Apple is more evil. Apple doesn't personalize ads, but they are instead working hard to kill open computing which is way worse than personalizing ads in my opinion. Of course to an individual who can easily afford them choosing Apple today is better for you, but Apple winning their war and implementing their vision is way worse to you than Google winning theirs.
      - ignoramous 5y ago
        > Google aren't the good guys (no big company is good) but they are still one of the least evil big companies out there. May be it is their lobbying and marketing that has you convinced? > Apple doesn't personalize ads, but they are instead working hard to kill open computing which is way worse than personalizing ads in my opinion. Both these companies want to protect their core businesses and attempt to commodotize each others advantages all the time. It seems you are comfortable with personalised ads and that may be has skewed your opinion.
  - ggg666y 5y ago
    The sky is blue. Earth is round. Pigs don't fly. Pope is catholic. Bears shit in the woods.