sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 days agoAd blocking alive and well, despite changes to Chromewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkAd blocking alive and well, despite changes to Chromewww.theregister.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareTehPers@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoMV3 went through revisions after significant pushback. Of course it’s not as bad as people were worried about. They changed it lol.
minus-squareTehPers@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoTheir justification was to improve security for extensions, and while it did do that, it also crippled adblockers in their first iterations, and it was clear that was a goal initially.
minus-squareKn1ghtDigital@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoI wasn’t aware of this, still too little too late several years ago.
MV3 went through revisions after significant pushback. Of course it’s not as bad as people were worried about. They changed it lol.
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Their justification was to improve security for extensions, and while it did do that, it also crippled adblockers in their first iterations, and it was clear that was a goal initially.
I wasn’t aware of this, still too little too late several years ago.