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We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the ...

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[–] tekato 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They're in trouble without it

That’s irrelevant. The only thing important is what they have to do for that money, which is setting Google as the default search engine. This only “hurts” you if you don’t take 15 seconds to change the default.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, yes, technically. But then again, if google decides to stop doing that firefox can't pay for it's staff or infrastructure. Really, they have an incentive to listen

[–] tekato 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure. Until that happens, it will be the better option.