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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.

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[–] LegionElite@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'm using a VPN right now and Google keeps doing the captcha request thing and loops as if it's broken. Never had this problem before.

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[–] cognitive@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 years ago (10 children)

How do Google Employees sleep at night?

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[–] BudgieMania@kbin.social 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Non-goals [...] Enforce or interfere with browser functionality, including plugins and extensions. [...]

But guys they gave their pinky promise it's totally fine

let's just allow them to irreversibly make this change so that there is nothing preventing them from applying this totally Non-Goals in the future what could happen

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[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago

Well I won't visit a site that is full of ads now without an ad blocker, so why would the fact that o can't block the ads change my mind. As soon as a site blocks content for having an ad blocker or immediately starts popping up tons of stuff that's nearly impossible to close, I leave.

[–] skillissuer@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

yet another reason to bash AMP

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] ItzLiftin@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Companies like google should really not have so much power. I have stopped using chrome 1 year ago, and i am thinking about switching to a browser that doesn´t use chromium.

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[–] moonmeow@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 years ago (4 children)

why are they trying to restrict and control the internet? on the plus side I guess I'll go outside more, touch grass, forget this crap exists and enjoy other facets of life. It's just sad to see it be transformed into this pile of crap.

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[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That also destroys the openess of the design. They already DRMed up the media, why the whole page? It will kill transparency completely

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago

Before everyone starts complaining, remember:
This is for the ads. There are millions of starving ads on the internet right now. For just a click and load a day on every ad you see you too can help a billion dollar company survive.

[–] Teon@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"Please click on all the crosswalks before you can enter this site"
This is why people pirate things.

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[–] ashtrix@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 years ago

Google proving why it removed its old motto "Don't be evil."

[–] nomadjoanne@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Makes me want to donate to Firefox, not the Mozilla Foundation. To Firefox.

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