• akilou@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      34
      ·
      edit-2
      1 day ago

      The number of people I see just drowning in ads is ridiculous. They’re not using uBlock anyway. I don’t know how they put up with it.

      • grandel@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        23
        ·
        1 day ago

        They are brainwashed! I asked my wife if she wants me to remove the ads on her laptop. She refused. She wants to see them.

        I genuinely can not comprehend it.

      • TrippingBalls@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        18 hours ago

        Those are the same people who are using YouTube and or paying for YouTube premium… Who are the same people using windows

    • Voxel@feddit.uk
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      19
      ·
      1 day ago

      Some people can’t tell the difference between a search engine and a browser. Some people don’t know how to install software, and use whatever they got. Some people don’t know better.

      Them losing access to a tool like uBlock Origin, with the only alternatives being weaker options, is harmful.

      I know of people experiencing blockage because they use uBOL, uBO was more effective at bypassing those blocks I assume.

      • grandel@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        1 day ago

        Very good point but I’d argue that if you know what a browser extension is and how to install it, you also know the difference between a browser and a search engine.

        • Voxel@feddit.uk
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          7
          ·
          19 hours ago

          Not everyone installs browser extensions themselves; many have them installed by relatives or friends.