Doug HollandM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUNDEnglish • 1 month agoGoogle pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive adsarchive.phmessage-square9arrow-up154arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkGoogle pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive adsarchive.phDoug HollandM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUNDEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square9file-text
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish2•1 month agoIt’s not necessarily straightforward to run Firefox on a Chromebook.
minus-squareSchwim DandylinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoYour point is taken but It would again beg the question why someone that wanted to block ads would buy a device designed by an ad company.
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish1•edit-21 month agoBecause I needed a machine that could run my college’s anti-cheat spyware, and Windows or Mac were even worse (more proprietary) options. Besides, I’m pretty sure it’s old enough that “manifest v3” wasn’t a thing yet, so how was I supposed to know it was gonna be a problem?
It’s not necessarily straightforward to run Firefox on a Chromebook.
Your point is taken but It would again beg the question why someone that wanted to block ads would buy a device designed by an ad company.
Because I needed a machine that could run my college’s anti-cheat spyware, and Windows or Mac were even worse (more proprietary) options.
Besides, I’m pretty sure it’s old enough that “manifest v3” wasn’t a thing yet, so how was I supposed to know it was gonna be a problem?