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Google is Killing uBlock Origin. No Chromium Browser is Safe. (www.quippd.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the ...

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who thought it was a good idea to let an internet ad company control our internet client?

It seemed a lot more reasonable 15 years ago. The default on Windows at the time of Chrome's rise was Internet Explorer.

I am watching Ladybird with great interest. The world needs a new-from-the-ground-up browser.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Either ground-up or a hard fork. Or both. Both is good.