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Re:The Right to Lie and Google’s “Web Environment Integrity” by karl42 on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:54AM (#36939843)
> If you can figure out a protocol where ads don't work, I'm in.

Is it even theoretically possible to create such a protocol? Preventing tracking is feasible, but telling apart ads from real content does not sound solvable on a protocol level.

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Re:The Right to Lie and Google’s “Web Environment Integrity” by flir on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:15AM (#36940624)
I don't believe so. But I also believe that's the root of the problems with the current web.

I believe that wherever we go, marketers will follow us. But wouldn't it be great if I was wrong...

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