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Re:Opera advertises own products on competitor's websites by jafoi on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @07:57AM (#30599360)
Even if it's part of the browser chrome, it's completely inside the webpage, rendering that distinction pointless.
Re:Opera advertises own products on competitor's websites by elaus on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @08:05AM (#30599425)
You can easily block elements inside a web page or you can inspect them and see (with browser tools!) what network requests they perform. If the elements are part of the browser chrome, you need quite a lot more efford.
Re:Opera advertises own products on competitor's websites by jsnell on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @08:02AM (#30599399)
I would guess one key distinction is that an adblocker could block the ad injected to the page, but not one that's in the browser chrome.
Re:Opera advertises own products on competitor's websites by selbyk on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:17PM (#30602513)
How is it inside the webpage? Opera's ads have been in their toolbar for over a decade, themed the way the browser is and obviously distinct from the WebView. This isn't news

I didn't like it, so I don't use it. Most people don't like it, most people don't use it

Re:Opera advertises own products on competitor's websites by jafoi on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:28PM (#30602679)
Have you seen the screenshot?