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   CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow: (catsalad@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 00:00:47 JST CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow:

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   Google announced that starting in June 2024, ad blockers such as #uBlock Origin will be disabled in Chrome 127 and later with the rollout of Manifest V3 (#Mv3).

   The new #Chrome manifest will prevent using custom filters and stops on demand updates of blocklist. Only #Google authorized updates to browser extension will be allowed in the future, which mean an automatic win for Google in their battle to stop YouTube #AdBlockers .

   #ManifestV3 is deceitful and threatening to your privacy, and now is a good time to switch to #Firefox (@mozilla) and/or #TorBrowser (@torproject) if you haven't done so already!

   EFF (@eff) on Google’s Manifest V3:

   ⚠️⁠https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening
   ⚠️⁠https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovation

   Chrome Manifest V3 Transition Timeline (2023-11-16)

   🚩⁠https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/

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     183231bcb@transfem.social's status on Monday, 20-Nov-2023 16:03:08 JST 183231bcb

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     • mathew
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     @mathew@universeodon.com @ljrk@todon.eu @catsalad@infosec.exchange @mozilla@mozilla.social @torproject@mastodon.social @eff@mastodon.social Mozilla is also attempting to sell spyware as "privacy-preserving," and they partnered with Facebook to do it. Mozilla wants you to totally trust that Facebook has your back on privacy:
     https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/privacy-preserving-attribution-for-advertising/
     
     There are no good browsers left.

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     mathew (mathew@universeodon.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2023 16:03:09 JST mathew

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     @ljrk @catsalad @mozilla @torproject @eff "They're okay with not blocking everything (like YT)"

     The problem with that theory is that AdGuard blocks YouTube ads. It also uses EasyList-syntax blocklists just like uBlock Origin does. In fact, uBlock Origin's wiki points to AdGuard's documentation as a source of information on writing blocking rules.

     The only thing I've found that AdBlock don't want to block is paywalls (presumably because of the DMCA), so I just subscribe to a set of community-maintained paywall removal rules in standard format.

     People should definitely switch from Chrome to Firefox, though. Google's sleazy attempt to sell user tracking in the browser as "ad privacy" is enough reason for that.

     https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: repeated this.
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     lj·rk (ljrk@todon.eu)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2023 16:03:10 JST lj·rk

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     @catsalad @mozilla @torproject @eff The second paragraph is of particular importance since that also explains why AdGuard is supporting it (see Google's announcement) and the "wider ad blocking community" (i.e., all the bullshit that's not the one true blocker aka uBO) is okay with it. They sell ad blockers and lists as a product. They're okay with not blocking everything (like YT), especially if noone else can do it anymore because the competition (uBO) is sidelined.

     This push is not against ad blockers actually, it's against effective ad blockers, particularly uBO.