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Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

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[–] BranBucket@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, it's easier for a user to justify a small purchase and lose track of how much they're spending and that's exactly why they do it.

It's the same with in-app currency, they sell you 100 coins or gems or whatever for $2.99, then charge you 75 for the shortcut to the progression required upgrade. You don't want to let a quarter of your money go to waste, so you're more tempted to put another $2.99 down to utilize it and buy the next upgrade. Cue the leveling treadmill.

It's a sort of weaponization of the study of human behavior IMO.

[–] XLRV@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

It's a sort of weaponization of the study of human behavior IMO.

Yeah, that's literally brain washing, they have psychologist advising them on the best way to make you addicted to their games/products.

Like all of the marketing/advertising market, they want you to subliminally think of their products, they want to reprogram your mind. That should be illegal, seriously disgusting tactics. They all should be shamed for this cancer of the mind.