• lemmyng@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    “BuT mAnIfEsT v3 wIlL pRoTeCt UsErS fRoM mAlIcIoUs ExTeNsIoNs.”

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      1 year ago

      MV3 is clearly an adblocker sabotage op by Google, it shouldn’t even be disputed at this point. The sooner people understand this the better.

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        1 year ago

        Everything google does at this point is to squeeze pennies from their revenue streams. They have become destiny manifested for enshittification.

    • Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      I’ve been able to nix so many intrusive web elements with the ublock picker tool, often without leaving a trace due to modern web design practices. The YouTube shorts shelf is one such case, and it’s shocking how well it worked!

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, uBlock mostly just adds CSS rules as display:none, and Google still pretends that’s some kind of security nightmare.

        Because they’re an abusive monopoly that must be shattered.

  • cyberic@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    A Chrome extension titled “Hide YouTube Shorts,” used by 100,000 people, was recently discovered to secretly collect users’ browser activity, raising serious concerns about user privacy on Google Chrome Web Store.