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Re:Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifes... by hulitu on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @07:00AM (#41786468)
>Somebody has to pay the compute bill and ads are mechanism to get some €€ back.

From the parent comment: "If you don't like that, then don't send people free web pages when they make HTTP requests. Make your web server return 402 Payment Required instead"

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Re:Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifes... by high_na_euv on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @07:48AM (#41786831)
Because what? It isnt the only solution and has *significant cons*.

If you prefer radical / extreme approaches, then do it with your content

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