To dissuade users from using ad blockers on YouTube, Google began by pausing videos with a nag to turn off ad blocking. Then, it added an intentional...
  • fediverserEnglish
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    1 year ago

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  • die-microcrap-dieBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Have been using Firefox since its Phoenix days.

    Never cared or liked Chrome,but certain sites and companies force you to use it (looking at you Avid).

    Also a shame that MS based Edge on Chromium instead of FF.

    Never had any issues with Firefox. Maybe the drones will finally start using it now.

  • olearyboyBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve already given up on using chrome on mobile devices mainly because of performance and resource consumption, might be time to give ye ol Firefox another go after all these years

  • FishwithadeagleBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You know, Google, it’s a browser. I can just uninstall it and use another

  • wakka55BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, they’re going to easily win this war. Against the average dumbass who uses a computer. Against me, a hacker, god no. I will get around this very easily. But I’m under no illusions that the average computer user is a dumb fuck who will slurp down a steady stream of ads from their tech overlords as their brain melts.

  • Artisanal_ShitposterBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    They want eveyone to pay the monthly fee to avoid ads. Then when they accomplish that goal they’ll bring ads back for paid users too.

    I’m pretty fed up with the consolidation of the internet into 3 or 4 main corporations. When there’s this much consolidated control the prices go up and the experience goes down.