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Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

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1034 points deryilz | 1 comments | 12 Jul 25 19:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.242s | 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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pjmlp ◴[12 Jul 25 21:34 UTC] No.44545382[source]▶
A monopoly achieved thanks to everyone that forgot about IE lesson, and instead of learning Web standards, rather ships Chrome alongside their application.
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userbinator ◴[13 Jul 25 00:57 UTC] No.44546556[source]▶
IE was far less user-hostile than Chrome.
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leptons ◴[13 Jul 25 01:18 UTC] No.44546669[source]▶
Only because Microsoft got slapped on the wrist way back when.

Google should get slapped too, and they might be headed that way...

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/20/nx-s1-5367750/google-breakup-...

Safari is also pretty user-hostile, which is why Apple is getting sued by the DOJ for purposely hobbling Safari while forbidding any other browser engine on IOS. They did this so that developers are forced to write native apps, which allows Apple to skim 30% off any purchase made through an app.

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1. JimDabell ◴[13 Jul 25 10:07 UTC] No.44549033[source]▶
> Apple is getting sued by the DOJ for purposely hobbling Safari

I don’t believe the lawsuit claims this, does it?

> which allows Apple to skim 30% off any purchase made through an app.

This is untrue.

- Most developers pay 15% for in-app purchases. Only the tiny proportion of developers earning more than a million dollars a year pay 30% and even then, it’s 15% for subscriptions after the first year.

- This is not any purchase made through an app. This only applies to digital goods and services.