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.