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About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by Ferret7446 »

elAhmo wrote: post #87

This is a clear example of conflict of interest Google has. It makes money almost exclusively from ads, and people want to block ads. No matter how they try to portray decisions like this - it is obvious they are moving in direction where people are unable to do what they want. I am sure if Google from today would launch a browser, it would fail to gain traction knowing all the state of their core business and negati…

Kind of? There's absolutely a justifiable reason for v3, that is not "because we want to kill ad blockers". It is likely that some higher ups pushed for v3 for ad reasons, just as devs pushed for v3 for technical reasons.

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by bonoboTP »

bambax wrote: post #102
KronisLV wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It’s only a matter of time before the modern Phoebus cartel starts blocking Firefox. I feel like nobody will have to consciously do anything in particular, with the current way how things are going. - Chromium is the modern IE and developers will primarily be on the hook for supporting it, Firefox support will be an afterthought so some sites will just be broken, moving more users over to Chromium. - The Firefox ma…

Yet I genuinely don't understand how people can tolerate the modern web with ads? It's possible some people accept it because they don't know any better, but I have never seen anyone going back once they realize it's possible to get rid of the pollution; I have never heard anyone say "where dit the ads go? I miss them". So maybe it's just our responsibility as power users to educate our friends more?

The more people block ads, the bigger the incentive for companies to invest in blocking blockers. In a way, it's in the interest of power users to keep their tricks obscure so it's not worth to eliminate these options.

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by OptionOfT »

If only Firefox would implement /some/ sort of Adblocker on iOS. I know they can because Edge does so. And yes, I'm aware that it is merely a skin on top of Safari's WebView, but any adblocker is better than none.

I wonder if Google asks them not to implement one because of the search engine deal?

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by EasyMark »

OptionOfT wrote: post #163

If only Firefox would implement /some/ sort of Adblocker on iOS. I know they can because Edge does so. And yes, I'm aware that it is merely a skin on top of Safari's WebView, but any adblocker is better than none. I wonder if Google asks them not to implement one because of the search engine deal?

Have you tried upping to the highest level of ad tracking in settings? I haven't used it in so long I'm not sure. Orion works pretty well for me with adguard installed, plus it's built in blocking

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by micromacrofoot »

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #31
AndrewDavis wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is a shame that Orion is Mac and iOS only. I found this statement[1] in response to a request for it on other platforms > We are getting a lot of repeat questions about windows/linux/android version and sometimes it appears that users think that the team is choosing not to work on these platforms. The situation is quite different and simpler - we do not have the resources to hire a new team to do any of these plat…

Also remember Apple users are much more lucrative, they tend to be way more willing to pay for software than Windows users.

right you are gregory

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by yuvalr1 »

lnl wrote: post #128
TiredOfLife wrote: post #95

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I use uBlock origin lite and there are no ads on youtube or embedded youtube videos

The parent comment is talking about distractions, not ads. YouTube has plenty of those, even embedded YouTube videos, unless you pause the video before it ends. uBlock Origin Lite cannot block elements except through packaged rulesets, and while there are some ad-blocker lists that are meant to block annoyances on pages in addition to ads, everybody has a different idea on what is an annoyance on a webpage.

exactly. I was not referring to ads, but to annoying suggestions in embedded videos (also when the video is paused!), and even to the long and mostly useless suggestions list on the right of the screen. I want to use YouTube as a useful tool, not to waste my time in endless loops of "oh, that looks interesting!"

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by bookofjoe »

bonoboTP wrote: post #160
bookofjoe wrote: post #145

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And yet 99% of YouTube's users use it as is.

Many people are annoyed but 1) don't know there is any other way, 2) got used to it and the hassle of it is still worth it for them to get to watch the stuff they want.

I am in group 2)

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #165
TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also remember Apple users are much more lucrative, they tend to be way more willing to pay for software than Windows users.

right you are gregory

That's a very Australian thing to say.

I think the smallest macropod is the Tammar Wallaby?

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by philistine »

SirMaster wrote: post #157
bad_user wrote: post #130

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Safari's ad-blocking abilities are no more potent than what Chrome's Manifest v3 gives you. In fact, the changes in MV3 were inspired by Safari. I used to work adjacent to a team working on anti-ad-blocking tech. Safari's protections are fairly easy to circumvent, with Adblock Plus not being great either. It was uBlock Origin that was making this team sweat, and they didn't even bother with it. The reason is that wha…

Some adblockers on iOS are using VPNs to block DNS and block ads though and that works in apps too and has nothing to do with webviews.

Exactly. 1Blocker uses an on-device VPN.

Re: About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

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Post by webspinner »

bookofjoe wrote: post #167
bonoboTP wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many people are annoyed but 1) don't know there is any other way, 2) got used to it and the hassle of it is still worth it for them to get to watch the stuff they want.

I am in group 2)

You know about adblockers, right??????????? It isn't just YOutube, it's the entire internet these days!!
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