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silicon_reverie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They aren’t correct. Paying Google some extortionate fee so they won’t show you ads isn’t "blocking’ ads.

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  • silicon_reverie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I completely understand, hence making a joke about Google’s pedantic argument by referencing a satirical cartoon bureaucrat who cares more about technicalities than lived experiences.

    Google argues that functionally, “blocking ads” means no ads are displayed, and functionally, paying Google’s ransom also means no ads are displayed, therefore the two are interchangeable. Whereas the rest of us can plainly see this is a debate over principles rather than outcomes, and the way something is accomplished does matter.

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• Illecors@lemmy.cafe ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, they’re not.

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