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Re:Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent b... by wavefunction on Sunday October 09, 2022 @03:38PM (#33144461)
Google bought doubleclick early on which is definitely ad tracking and not intent. It's important to remember the full history.
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Re:Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent b... by Retric on Sunday October 09, 2022 @05:17PM (#33145429)
Google launched in 1998 and didn’t buy double click until 2008 when they could afford to spend 3.1 billion on it. So that was hardly an early purchase or required for extreme profitability.
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