Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3
by therealmarv on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @08:13AM
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It's all opt-in. Brave is self sustainable for opt-in privacy respecting ads and crypto is a way for making users opt-in and getting paid. Compare that with Firefox which does not have a real sustainable business model and relying on Google or other sponsors.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3
by schleck8 on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @10:02AM
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Everything but their crypto is opt out
- Wallet = has to be removed from the toolbar manually
- Crypto background ads = has to be deactivated
- Crypto Exchange ads = has to be deactivated
- Decentralized domain resolving = has to be deactivated
- BAT = Not enabled by default but has to be removed from the toolbar manually
Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3
by BrendanEich on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @06:01PM
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Having to turn off "opt-in" UX widgets is not "out-out". "Opt-out" would mean you had to turn off the feature that was on by default, not remove the button or other affordance to turn it on when it is off by default.
I get your complaint, you want nothing visible to do with our opt-in, off by default crypto stuff. But calling that stuff "out-out" is misusing the phrase. It's off by default.
The New Tab Page sponsored images are non-tracking and not crypto related unless you opt into rewards, so I wouldn't lump them in here. Turn off in slider-widget control at bottom of NTP.
Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3
by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @11:15AM
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I already have to go through and rip out all the ads that Firefox has and the pocket integration on the toolbar, so this doesn't look all that different to me.