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this is actually a clever way of hurting Google if gorhill simply refused to release UBO for manifest V3 then someone would, and release something similar with
by blibble 4y ago
this is actually a clever way of hurting Google
if gorhill simply refused to release UBO for manifest V3 then someone would, and release something similar without the negative branding
(plus eyeo crapware "ad blocking" extensions would gain market share)
this way the users are being reminded that on Google's platform you're getting an inferior blocker
- ryeights 4y agoGreat point! Initially I thought it would be wrong to kowtow to Google by releasing a MV3-compliant version, but I think you’re more correct.
- btown 4y agoIt's also an interesting magnet for traditional media - imagine if CNN ran a lede "Ad blockers. You may use them, you may not, but Google is on the warpath against them. Here's the developer of the popular uBlock Origin Minus describing why his software suddenly has that odd name." Sadly, this is likely not to happen, as every newsroom relies on online ad clicks for a revenue stream...
- puffoflogic 4y agoWait, are you suggesting that technologies that may be bad for news media profits get unfavorable coverage?