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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:13:31 JST nixCraft 🐧

   Google confirms they will disable uBlock Origin in Chrome in 2024 🤡

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   • MegatronicThronBanks (megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:23:13 JST MegatronicThronBanks

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     @nixCraft
     Soooo uBlock will just gind a way round, and in the meantime Chromium will step up

   • JaggyJeff (jaggyjeff@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:31:14 JST JaggyJeff

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     @nixCraft Are they that eager to lose market shares?

   • Peter Kovář (1div0@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:32:56 JST Peter Kovář

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     @nixCraft Disable Analphabet Incorporated. Now!

   • Neil Craig (tdp_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:37:46 JST Neil Craig

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     @nixCraft uBo is better on Firefox anyway due to the DNS API.
     Moz FTW.
     Also, don't forget DNS-based content blockers if you have or can get the kit - Raspberry Pi + AdGuard is great.
     https://adguard.com/en/adguard-home/overview.html

   • Atlas (germanatlas@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:42:14 JST Atlas

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     @nixCraft free advertisement for Firefox

   • pixrobot8 (pixrobot8@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:46:01 JST pixrobot8

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     @nixCraft they are going to make adblockers more powerful again...

   • 拔刀问路 (longlivecarryon@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 19:50:31 JST 拔刀问路

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     @nixCraft

     firefox will be the next we can use

   • Aron Gergely (arongergely@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 20:32:29 JST Aron Gergely

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     @nixCraft I am waiting for the day when one gets literally burned at the stake for using adblock.

     Network-wide blocking via DNS filters is still an option though, like https://pi-hole.net

   • Corb_The_Lesser (corb_the_lesser@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 20:44:16 JST Corb_The_Lesser

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     @nixCraft Google's effort to thwart ad blockers demonstrates it's an advertising sales business and that search, youtube, and everything else it does are devices to leverage content Google does not create as a sea upon which to float billable ads.

     None of us are obligated to accept Google's ads "because content creators need to be paid". The ads are there because 1) Google can't figure out another way to make money, and, 2) Most of the "content" Google platforms isn't worth paying for.

   • Lilith (purple_lilith@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 20:49:26 JST Lilith

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     @nixCraft Lilith confirms that she is still using #Firefox.

   • Teop Versant (teop_versant@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 21:11:31 JST Teop Versant

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     @nixCraft By mid 2024 they will have another method that will do the same thing. Only this time you will never know.

   • Martin Be (martinbe@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 21:55:18 JST Martin Be

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     @nixCraft #FuckGoogle and the problem is solved.

   • Сірьога-Сенсей (sergozar@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 21:59:10 JST Сірьога-Сенсей

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     @nixCraft Chrome users are getting even deeper into the shit 😂

   • Hexxy The Grouch (hexxy_the_grouch@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 22:07:40 JST Hexxy The Grouch

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     @nixCraft Things you can do to (I think) make Google's job harder beyond switch to Firefox:
     - uBlock (of course)
     - Noscript
     - Privacy Badger
     - DNS ad blocking
     - Don't log in to your google acct other than to pull mail. Sign out for general Youtube usage or a private window seems to isolate between signins.
     - Have Firefox purge all cookies and cache on close. For extra fun, close the browser when logging out of gmail.
     - Firefox Containers (been informed about this one, but seems legit.)

   • stonedonkey🕹️🎮👾 (stonedonkey@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 22:46:16 JST stonedonkey🕹️🎮👾

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     @nixCraft my PiHole go brrrrrr.

     Also I'm happy to welcome my Firefox back as my primary browser.

   • Fradie (fradie_new@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 22:47:25 JST Fradie

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     @nixCraft
     Take ad guard.

   • stonedonkey🕹️🎮👾 (stonedonkey@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 22:50:30 JST stonedonkey🕹️🎮👾

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     @nixCraft the problem is Google blocking extensions that block ads is it pisses off the people who have the technical know how to change browsers.

     I understand why they think this is a good idea, but it seems incredibly short sighted.

     There's reasons people jumped to chrome why give them reasons to jump off.

   • Ohly (ohly@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 23:25:44 JST Ohly

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     @nixCraft *Happy Firefox noises*

   • William Fonseca 🌲🌲⚒️🦾 (williamfonseca@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 23:29:28 JST William Fonseca 🌲🌲⚒️🦾

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     @nixCraft mozilla firefox

   • D1G1TALPR0PH3T (d1g1talpr0ph3t@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 23:46:14 JST D1G1TALPR0PH3T

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     @nixCraft I am all in on Firefox. Best browser out. @mozilla

   • 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦 (methylcobalamin@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 23:53:25 JST 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦

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     @nixCraft Chrome is spyware to start with.

   • Donkey Kong Doug (imacdowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 00:08:56 JST Donkey Kong Doug

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     @nixCraft meanwhile

   • Celinho :catjam: (celinho@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 00:39:51 JST Celinho :catjam:

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     @nixCraft It's not even close to being able to use Chrome yet in 2023. Deserves a wooden beating

   • CocoIchibanYa (cocoichibanya@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 00:40:26 JST CocoIchibanYa

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     @nixCraft And users like me will disable Chrome on our computers. Extremely shortsighted move by Google.

   • .vad//hakara🧭 (vadhakara@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 01:10:25 JST .vad//hakara🧭

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     @nixCraft This is going to massively increase the workload of the IT department at almost every company and government office in the world. Ads are THE major vector for malware in organizations that are otherwise competently protected.

   • Terminhell (terminhell@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 01:51:59 JST Terminhell

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     @nixCraft the bigger issue with this is from a security stand point. Google itself, allowing malicious ads to be sco'd and placed even on their own platforms is the biggest reason I use blockers. And, let's not forget all the porn ads that still show up on YouTube kids.

   • Zeki Çatav 🤔 ☕ 🕯️🎶 (catavz@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 02:30:28 JST Zeki Çatav 🤔 ☕ 🕯️🎶

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     @nixCraft I have never used Chrome. Firefox and maybe Chromium on PC, Firefox focus and Firefox on Android.

   • Wade Wainio (wadewainio@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 02:35:23 JST Wade Wainio

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     @nixCraft ut what if Chrome was to die in 2027? I know some people will quit using it, if it keeps pushing people away.

   • Desert Plains (desertplains@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 03:13:23 JST Desert Plains

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     @nixCraft It's been a while that I use @bravebrowser , and I'm happy, so far (no ads).

     #google proves to be this disgusting tech business that we always thought it was.

   • thejacenallen (thejacenallen@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 04:00:53 JST thejacenallen

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     @nixCraft bye bye chrome