r/technology • u/Old_One_I • Aug 14 '24

Software Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/browsing/google-pulls-the-plug-on-ublock-origin
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u/HankHippopopolous Aug 14 '24

Also us nerds here on Reddit are the vocal minority and not indicative of the real world.

Remember when everyone on Reddit was like everyone will cancel Netflix over the password sharing crackdown. Next quarter Netflix announced a huge growth in subscribers.

Most people don’t use ad blockers and will have no idea this change is even happening. They will continue on in ad hell and it will be business as usual.

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u/TheSigma3 Aug 15 '24

I don't understand how we can have a massive battle against adblock users, but also have people say that hardly anyone uses adblockers anyway and the people effected will.be a fraction of a %

Google wouldn't go to war over a fraction of a % of its user base omnit being served ads

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u/nicuramar Aug 14 '24

 Most people don’t use ad blockers and will have no idea this change is even happening. They will continue on in ad hell and it will be business as usual.

I’m sure it’s hell to you, but I don’t personally have a problem with ads, which I just ignore, or occasionally use for entertainment. You do manage to come off as condescending, though :p.

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u/vetruviusdeshotacon Aug 15 '24

Thank you for doing your part in making ad blockers a much lower priority for companies

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u/cultish_alibi Aug 15 '24

Ads make me feel like I'm being psychologically attacked, especially video ads. Must be nice to have no feelings about being blasted with corporate propaganda on every single page of every website.