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YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet (www.404media.co)

submitted 10 months ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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Google's anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.

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[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 14 points 10 months ago (8 children)

So far a Firefox workaround seems to be copying the URL into a fresh private browser window.

It may not be enough to matter, but a not-insignificant number of users will simply abandon YouTube if this keeps up.

[–] badelf@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Allready done. 😃 Some puts a YouTube link, I just scroll past. Can't be that important if it's on boobtube

[–] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

ROFL! I haven’t heard boobtube since the 70s! 😂

[–] badelf@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Trust me. I'm that old. 🤣

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