Re:US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case
by kelnos on Thursday October 10, 2024 @01:09AM
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> Chrome already ships with its own adblocker which blocks bad ads.
No it doesn't, because I define all ads as bad, so Chrome's ad "blocker" is does not even remotely meet my needs.
> You just can't programmatically decide which resources to filter
That "just" is doing a ton of work there. Declarative ad blockers aren't terrible, but they're not great either. And I don't want my browser fetching ads (which could also be malware) at all. Downloading them and then hiding them is insufficient.
No it doesn't, because I define all ads as bad, so Chrome's ad "blocker" is does not even remotely meet my needs.
> You just can't programmatically decide which resources to filter
That "just" is doing a ton of work there. Declarative ad blockers aren't terrible, but they're not great either. And I don't want my browser fetching ads (which could also be malware) at all. Downloading them and then hiding them is insufficient.