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lemme in ( lemmee_in@lemm.ee )  to Privacy@programming.dev · 2 years ago

Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

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Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

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lemme in ( lemmee_in@lemm.ee )  to Privacy@programming.dev · 2 years ago
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According to recent user reports, uBlock Origin is quickly disappearing from the Chrome Web Store. The official page for the ad-blocking extension now states that it is...
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    They usually don’t have marketing departments or focus groups.

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      You obviously don’t need those to come up with a good name; just some taste. Signal is a great example. Ladybird and Servo are good browser names if you want to stick to that. LibreWolf? Jesus, come on guys. Forgejo is another terrible name I heard recently. Apparently it’s Esperanto, like that makes it ok somehow.

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        Apparently it’s Esperanto, like that makes it ok somehow.

        God forbid some non-anglophone culture enters our collective consciousness.

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            It’s Latin-derived, the pronunciation would be easier for Romance language natives, I guess.

            That said, all languages are made up.

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