Dan Gillmor (@[email protected])
mastodon.world
It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. Given Google's overwhelming presence in the browser market, this is unconscionable. We should all despise the ad-tech business, and have no sympathy for the companies getting whacked by Google's actions. But we should not permit one monopolist to replace them all. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/year-review-googles-corporate-paternalism-browser
  • anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.caEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    What about the ad blocker changes they’re making? That’s pretty much the line for me. I use chrome everywhere but when ublock stops working well that’ll be me jumping ship. The web is a fucking unreadable cesspool without a solid adblocker running.

    • diffcalculus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      The adblock changes is a shit stain, absolutely agree with you there.

      For my household, personally, it won’t make a difference because I have a pihole blocking everything from all devices. So that change isn’t enough to persuade me to make a move.

      But yes, anyone who doesn’t have pihole of and uses adblockers, it will be 100% understandable for them to jump ship.