alt Hacker NewsExactly. And this is why we need paid browsers. If the ad-supported/donation-supported browsers like Firefox need to apply low-quality automated solutions to approving/rejecting even their most popular addons, then clearly the business model isn't working.
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You jump immediately to money. But less crappy automation in this case is almost certainly a question of configuration and then thoughtfulness on the part of follow up reviewers, not just throwing money at the problem. It feels like you are shoehorning your own agenda in the conversation a bit.
Wow, stirred up a latent hornet's nest with this one. I should have known, people love "free" stuff (even if it's obvious to everyone, even themselves, that it is not at all "free"). Anyway, I think a paid browser would help solve this problem. If you don't agree, please, keep using Firefox or Chrome or whatever "free" browser you prefer.
> their most popular addons
It’s the lite version. It’s not popular at all.
...except there is no evidence that paid, manual review works. Closest thing we have is Apple's App Store, which infamously has manual review cycles worse than an automated malware checker: https://www.pcmag.com/news/beware-theres-a-fake-lastpass-app...
This is why you should be happy that you don't pay for a browser.
I think not everyone thinks that money solves all things. Look at the $8 blue check “verified” accounts on Twitter that are easily identified as CCP/Russian spam bots. We’ve had free browsers for nearly 30 years, so I’d say we don’t need paid browsers just yet. There are of course some out there for those who like the idea, but overall it’s not a solution. n=1 failure doesn’t mean flushing the whole enterprise down the toilet. There is an easy policy change for this. Fire one high level executive and get 10 more quality reviewers so that the more experienced reviewers can get high traffic items like those from gorhill