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And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

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[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 506 points 2 years ago (56 children)

What the fuck is happening to the internet recently?

Twitter and Reddit CEOs completely losing their minds, and now Google of all companies wants to lock down the whole internet?

This isn't even close to being okay. It's 100% bullshit.

[–] fearout@kbin.social 67 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (15 children)

I know, right? It’s so weird. In every single instance of some bullshit happening it’s easy to brush it off as incompetence or an attempt at profit maximization, but overall it feels a lot like some kind of targeted disassembly of whatever made the internet great and facilitated open discussions.

[–] mounderfod 27 points 2 years ago

It can be a combo of several objectives:

  • make a shitload of money
  • stop people from realising we're making a shitload of money off of their backs
  • keep people poor so that even if they do realise there's nothing they can do about it
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