Since Chromium is OSS, i have faith that there will be forks that revert these changes, at least the blocking capability

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Ad's are what keep websites free, now yes I use some ad blocking but set it for privacy.

And they are also what make websites slow. And they also distract your attention from content.

I don't know about keeping websites free. Ad revenue is more for server upkeep and site maintenance.

I don't know either, it's just when I'm on a site sometimes it asks to disable the adblocker because it says that ads help pay for the site.

Does anyone here actually click on ads? When was the last time the ad was so compelling you actually clicked and bought the product?

AFAIK you get paid only if the ad is clicked (video ads might be an exception) so if you couldn't care less what's the point of NOT blocking ads, they don't get any money from you anyway either case. Of course there are some shitty website's that launch popups and try to hijack your clicks with various ways but that's a different story.

I agree with the following quote within the article.

Actually, ad inventory can be priced by impression, by click, and in some rare instances, by a flat-rate.
So it's not just always about clicks like Google Ads.

Opera, Brave, Vivaldi to ignore Chrome's anti-ad-blocker changes, despite shared codebase: https://www.zdnet.com/article/opera-...ared-codebase/

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Google is doing this so it's easier to steal your data which they sell. I relish to see the day that the crooks at Google are thrown in prison and the key gets thrown away. This is why I use Firefox that I modify in about:config getting rid of all Google's spyware, block google in the firewall, same goes for Facebook, plus add the extensions I want, and use Astrill VPN in Stealth mode. Every time you see ReCaptcha, it's Google. The use of ReCaptcha should be made a capital offence with a mandatory death penately. I wish there would be a spelling checker that actually works.

A little overboard there, homie. The best punishment would be to breakup the company and hit them where it hurts the most: their profits.

It's actually a little underboard. Add your idea too.

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Ads: why not for those that do not want to block it.
Data mining without the user's explicit consent: No.

Unfortunately nowadays one cannot be separated from the other anymore; therefore I am completely and 100% pro adblockers.
(and those here on LQ still show up)