Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
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Re: Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
#2Waving that don't be evil flag proudly eh team.
Re: Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
#3Blaming the engineers themselves?
Re: Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
#4Waving that don't be evil flag proudly eh team.
I hate ads as much as anyone but providing a free service that runs ads and shares part of that income with content creators is hardly particularly evil.
Re: Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
#5Each WEI article should begin with section on Safari (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36862494) but sadly that doesn't fit their narrative.
This isn't Chrome/WEI defense btw. All attestation in web browsers ("user agents" my ass) is bad. Base your complaints on objective problems, not hate of one brand.
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#6Re: Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
#7I can hear the screams from the executives now..."The engineers made us do it."
Re: Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
#8It will be hard to beat any AR level ad filtering. Ultimately AI will make ad avoidance easier rather than harder.
Re: Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
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#10Blaming the engineers themselves?
The management is completely innocent! They only mandate the engineers what to do. ; )