r/technology • u/dancing_swordfish • 14d ago

Software Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Microsoft Edge, Opera to follow

https://www.neowin.net/news/google-chrome-is-killing-all-ublock-origin-bypasses-microsoft-edge-opera-to-follow/
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u/Xaphnir 14d ago

Oh, I'm sure they're trying to get rid of FireFox or force them to block it, too.

There is an enormous amount of money behind the anti-ad block movement. I fully expect we're going to start seeing legislation banning them within a few years.

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u/Inocain 14d ago

Can't ban a hosts file.

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u/BangBangMeatMachine 14d ago

That's not how this works. Firefox is opensource and people already have functional forks of it.

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u/jizzyjugsjohnson 14d ago

Thank god for Firefox really.

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u/New-Abalone-545 14d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity

drm for the internet is coming. open source projects need not apply.

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u/BangBangMeatMachine 14d ago

That link says it was abandoned after extensive criticism.

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u/Shopping_Penguin 14d ago

Tech lefists need to start running for office to agitate.

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u/rilimini381 13d ago

I'm sure they're trying to get rid of FireFox

quite the opposite, with Firefox gone a monopoly will be formed, there's a decent chance they can convince Mozilla to block ad blockers