And since you won’t be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is… interesting to say the least.

  • @dunestorm
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    661 year ago

    Ads have already been proven to be an extremely ineffective marketing strategy; now Google wants to force them down our throats even more? Fuck off

    • @nomadjoanne
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      261 year ago

      For the advertising service though (e.g. Google) they are extremely profitable…

    • Karyoplasma
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      71 year ago

      Ads are extremely effective for the pockets of Google is the reason.

    • @camr_on
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      51 year ago

      My guess is that they will have people pay for a subscription to have no/fewer ads. Either they make money off ads or they make money off no ads, it’s a win/win for them

    • iByteABit [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      an extremely ineffective marketing strategy

      I wouldn’t say so, I’m not so much into buying lots of things and spending money, and I put thought behind my every purchase, but there are still quite a few purchases I’ve made because of ads.

      I didn’t regret them, but it shows that ads do work occasionally, or more often depending on the person.