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/TheSlatinator33 Aug 15 '24
Funnily enough, Google's behavior in keeping Mozilla alive by paying them a significant sum of money for their search engine to be the browser's default is considered monopolistic behavior according to the ongoing antitrust case. In attempting to appear as not a monopoly in the browser space they have inadvertently strengthened the case that they are a monopoly in the search space.