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Rhetorical question: antitrust when?
They are dominant in search, ads, browser, mobile hardware, mobile os, mapping, and email. They're using their dominance to corece users, and are just getting away with it. The influence they have over the Internet is second to none, and it shows they've dropped the whole "don't be evil" thing.
Judge: "Hmm, let's see if this has merit. I'll quickly google some case files"
News too. They even need to start funding local newspapers so there is enough content to link to.
Probably never honestly.
Fuck google and fuck chrome
More people should use firefox
Honestly we just need more options in terms of web engines
I'd already be happy if we still have the ones we have today in ten years.
I switched to Firefox not too long ago, the only place I can't replace chrome is my Chromebook. I can't find a good Firefox copy, tried using both android and Linux versions but it loses alot of controls functionality (eg grestures on the trackpad)
That might work... if I hadn't already switched over to Firefox! Charade you are, Google asswipes!
If you aren't already trying to remove Google from your life, you should be.
i think the bigger problem is that all filter updates need to be declared which means google essentially knows what you're blocking which means they can respond quicker to fixing exploits to block ads
This is the best summary I could come up with:
YouTube can instantly switch up its ad delivery system, but once Manifest V3 becomes mandatory, that won't be true for extension developers.
If ad blocking is a cat-and-mouse game of updates and counter-updates, then Google will force the mouse to slow down.
The current platform, Manifest V2, has been around for over ten years and works just fine, but it's also quite powerful and allows extensions to have full filtering control over the traffic your web browser sees.
Engadget's Anthony Ha interviewed some developers in the filtering extension community, and they described a constant cat-and-mouse game with YouTube.
Firefox's Manifest V3 implementation doesn't come with the filtering limitations, and parent company Mozilla promises that users can "rest assured that in spite of these changes to Chrome’s new extensions architecture, Firefox’s implementation of Manifest V3 ensures users can access the most effective privacy tools available like uBlock Origin and other content-blocking and privacy-preserving extensions."
Google claims that Manifest V3 will improve browser "privacy, security, and performance," but every comment we can find from groups that aren't giant ad companies disputes this description.
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Firefox is best, but if you use linux and still like using Chrome for some things you can try Ungoogled Chromium
Meanwhile I just got TamperMonkey on my phone through Firefox, so I can now auto-clip digital Safeway coupons on my phone when I forget to do so before leaving the house.
This is the second time I've seen this referenced but with no source code.
I'd like to do the same with Kroger coupons.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Safeway Clip All Coupons Button
// @version 0.1
// @description Add convenient button to automatically load and clip all coupons on Safeway's ForU page
// @match https://www.safeway.com/foru/coupons-deals.html*
// @icon data:image/png;base64,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
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
const couponGridContainer = document.getElementsByClassName('coupon-grid-container')[0];
let clipButton = document.createElement('button');
clipButton.addEventListener('click', clipCoupons);
clipButton.innerHTML = '<span>Clip All Coupons</span>';
clipButton.classList.add('btn');
clipButton.classList.add('btn-secondary');
clipButton.style.width = '175px';
couponGridContainer.insertBefore(clipButton, couponGridContainer.firstChild);
})();
async function clipCoupons() {
console.log('Clipping coupons...');
let load_more = document.getElementsByClassName('load-more')[0];
while (load_more != undefined) {
load_more.click()
await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));
window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);
load_more = document.getElementsByClassName('load-more')[0];
}
let coupons = document.getElementsByClassName("grid-coupon-btn");
for (let coupon of coupons) coupon.click();
console.log('Finished clipping coupons!');
}
I bet someone called Hank Scorpio works at google.
I can guarantee you that nobody working at Google has that kind of charisma
It seems pretty obvious why they are doing all this, why they dont remove it from chrome store?
They probably don't want all those people realizing they can install extensions manually, because then they'd need to actively scan for and block extension installations.
Or realizing they can stick to an older Chrome version with V2 extensions that retain full capabilities...
That will stop working way sooner than you'd like. Freezing a browser isn't tenable at all, not just for features websites are expecting but also security issues. There's a reason every browser except Safari has a 6 weeks release cycle.
Web tech doesn't evolve that fast. You can use a 1 year old version today without worrying about missing any website functionality.
What you're missing is features that the browser itself introduces, but in this case those would be anti-features so arguably Chrome will be getting worse.
Then there's of course the security vulnerabilities.
Of course the whole discussion is moot since there's a much simpler alternative, switching to another browser.
Vvvat?
They're boiling the frog.