Re:The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers
by Krssst on Friday December 01, 2023 @08:46PM
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Maybe it's useless but it's not abusive as it does not behave in a way that the user does not want.
The other browser tried to push for Web Integrity API and is now degrading adblock experience, I feel that there's really no comparison.
Mozilla may have missteps but the browser still clearly seem to be siding with the user.
Re:The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers
by throwaway525142 on Friday December 01, 2023 @08:44PM
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I agree that this could be viewed as bad. However, this is way less of an issue than Google taking choice away, which is what the great-grandparent comment was about.
Re:The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers
by PrimeMcFly on Friday December 01, 2023 @10:37PM
(#38495649)
Just use Librewolf. Comes with none of that crap, but does come with uBlock Origin.
Re:The 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers
by clouddrover on Friday December 01, 2023 @08:56PM
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Virtually all software comes with options I turn off and settings I change, from the operating system to the simplest utility.
The defaults are almost always not what I want.
That kind of extraneous functionality just shouldn't be bundled with Firefox to begin with.
If a user does want such functionality, then an extension could be voluntarily installed to provide it.