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> The only way this is an improvement if you think the blockers are malicious

Extensions and in turn MV2 blockers can easily be malicious.

https://usa.kaspersky.com/blog/dangerous-chrome-extensions-8...

Look at how many in Kaspersky’s list are advertised as ad blockers. The majority of users aren’t tech savvy like HN.


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yjftsjthsd-h10/11/2024

> Look at how many in Kaspersky’s list are advertised as ad blockers

By my count 5, 6 if we include "Autoskip for Youtube", out of 34. That might be an argument for dropping extensions, but I don't think it's an argument for breaking ad blockers.

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