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Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

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1034 points deryilz | 3 comments | 12 Jul 25 19:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.632s | source
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al_borland ◴[12 Jul 25 20:51 UTC] No.44545060[source]▶
Even if bigs exists to work around what Google is doing, that isn’t the right way forward. If people don’t agree with Google move, the only correct course of action is to ditch Chrome (and all Chromium browsers). Hit them where it hurts and take away their monopoly over the future direction of the web.
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high_priest ◴[12 Jul 25 20:58 UTC] No.44545103[source]▶
Its not happening
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agile-gift0262 ◴[12 Jul 25 21:22 UTC] No.44545297[source]▶
I switched to Firefox and it's been wonderful. I wonder why I didn't switch earlier. It's only been a couple of months, but I can't imagine going back to a browser without multi-account containers.
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galangalalgol ◴[12 Jul 25 21:37 UTC] No.44545401[source]▶
The only time I've used anything but firefox for the last. Well probably since netscape honestly? I am so old. Is to get the in flight entertainment to work on american, but firefox has worked for that for a few years now. People say chrome is faster and in the early 2000s I might have agreed, but now I really don't understand why anyone not on a mac or iphone isn't using Firefox. It is great.
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1. tmnvix ◴[12 Jul 25 22:13 UTC] No.44545644[source]▶
> I really don't understand why anyone not on a mac or iphone isn't using Firefox

I'm on a mac and happily use Firefox. Have done for over a decade. It would take a lot to encourage me to move to a proprietary browser (Edge, Chrome, Safari).

Maybe I'm out of touch, but the attachment to Chrome that some people seem to have (despite the outright privacy abuse) is baffling to me. I mean, ffs, are a couple of minor UI compromises (not that I experience any - quite the opposite) enough to justify what I consider a frankly perverted browser experience? I'm inclined to conclude that some people have little self respect - being so willing to metaphorically undress for the big G's benefit.

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2. mirekrusin ◴[13 Jul 25 00:09 UTC] No.44546336[source]▶
They just don’t know. If you show them internet without ads they are amazed that something like that is possible.
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3. bornfreddy ◴[13 Jul 25 18:02 UTC] No.44552204[source]▶
That might be true for normal users, but there are many developers who still use Chrome or its derivates in 2025. What excuse do they have?