Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs
by matheusmoreira on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @11:40AM
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> Removing ads isn't much of a benefit for me
Why not? I'm genuinely curious... The web feels completely different without ad blockers, at least to me.
> Ads blocker require high privilege permissions that I choose not to grant.
That is perfectly understandable. I agree with you. I think these blockers should be built into the browser themselves in order to eliminate this problem. Sadly, conflicts of interest prevent that. Firefox is funded by Google.
Re:Firefox 94 advertises VPN in new private browsing tabs
by underatree on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @07:34PM
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> Why not? I'm genuinely curious... The web feels completely different without ad blockers, at least to me.
To clarify, I prefer an ad-free browsing experience.
However, I haven't seen an alternative to ads that works for adequately funding content on the /open/ web.
I like that most journalism, YouTube, and social media are free for all.
Benefit: Removing ads isn't much of a benefit for me, since having tracking protection and first party isolation.
Cost: Ads blocker require high privilege permissions that I choose not to grant.