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> they have a good review process for popular browser extensions... [Google] have conflict of interest when it comes to hosting stuff like Ublock. It's serendi
by mossTechnician 2y ago
> they have a good review process for popular browser extensions... [Google] have conflict of interest when it comes to hosting stuff like Ublock.
It's serendipitous you mentioned that extension, because Mozilla recently came under fire after its treatment of that developer[1], and people started talking about how tedious it is to publish extensions. Mozilla is now also an ad company, so it has the same conflict of interest as Google.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41707418 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41707418
- Throw38494 2y agoI see that conflict as a sign this process actually works. That extension had a few thousands of downloads, and should not get automatic pass, just because it is from famous developer. Ublick Origin is different from "Ublock Origin Lite"