This is the most succinct, unbiased explanation I’ve seen for this change. Thank you for this! It’s good to know there’s an unintended security improvement in their otherwise brazen attempt to kill ad blockers on Chrome.
Fuck Google.
Speak your mind without fear or judgment. Post your thoughts anonymously and be part of a community that values individual expression.
Oh wow, a place without judgement, where I can finally discuss my controversial thoughts!
a post that receives a set threshold flags is automatically blurred, more flags means it is then automatically removed
Unless those thoughts are controversial.
Seriously, what’s the point of this? Just to have a database of popular opinions? It certainly won’t result in any meaningful discussions, since anything that doesn’t jive with the hive mind gets culled.
Ha! Fair point. I guess the Internet is ultimately peanuts compared to the real world.
But as far as relative negative effect on its sphere of influence, I’d say they’re comparable.
Wow, that blog post is truly nauseating and infuriating to read, knowing the context.
Fuck Google. They’re the Nestlé of tech.
Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and governmental abuse of powers granted in good faith.
Open-source, decentralized platforms like the Fediverse are some of the few things that keep my hope for a brighter future from dying a cold, lonely death.
$14 billion. That’s actually pretty hefty. Go, EU regulators! Do what my regulatory-captured country won’t!