UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 month agoGoogle Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next weekarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next weekarstechnica.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 month agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI wonder what would happen if µBlockOrigin was just pulled from the Chrome Webstore. Would that drive people to other browsers? Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squareKissaki@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSome would switch, some would install another ad blocker extension, and some wouldn’t know any better and do nothing. Unfortunately, most people don’t care all that much.
minus-squareaveryminya@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago37 million Chrome users have downloaded Ublock Origin (if that isn’t including duplicate downloads/multiple accounts on one user). 5.3 billion people use the internet. 307 million in the U.S. as of 2022… what is that, 10% of Americans using Chrome using adblock? Less?
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSo max 37M users possibly willing to switch away from Chrome should it not be available anymore. Not nothing. Anti Commercial-AI license
I wonder what would happen if µBlockOrigin was just pulled from the Chrome Webstore. Would that drive people to other browsers?
Anti Commercial-AI license
Some would switch, some would install another ad blocker extension, and some wouldn’t know any better and do nothing.
Unfortunately, most people don’t care all that much.
37 million Chrome users have downloaded Ublock Origin (if that isn’t including duplicate downloads/multiple accounts on one user).
5.3 billion people use the internet. 307 million in the U.S. as of 2022… what is that, 10% of Americans using Chrome using adblock? Less?
So max 37M users possibly willing to switch away from Chrome should it not be available anymore. Not nothing.
Anti Commercial-AI license