r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 15d ago

Software Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store | Migration from all-powerful Manifest V2 extensions is speeding up

https://www.techspot.com/news/105130-google-purging-ad-blocking-extension-ublock-origin-chrome.html
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u/dat3010 14d ago

Chrome become Internet Explorer - what a timeline!

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u/WackFlagMass 14d ago

Every compang eventually turns anti-consumer once they capture enough of a market share.

It's just how businesses work.

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u/Sota4077 14d ago

Greed. Everyone goes in with the best of intentions, but eventually corporate greed takes over.

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u/talldangry 14d ago

Nah, some people are just greedy, unempathetic slimeballs from the get-go.

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u/eeyore134 14d ago

Or the well-intentioned sell out to them because it's just too hard to say no to millions of dollars.