Is this a jab at Armageddon?
Alaknár
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Redemption arcs are for people, not for companies
So, how are you browsing the Internet?
Can’t use Chromium (Google), can’t use Safari (Apple).
Can’t use Mozilla after their “bad actor” behaviour with telemetry and Pocket integration (not to mention the fact that they’re literally on Google’s payroll). Can’t use Servo (originally made by Mozilla), can’t use Ladybird (main dev is a fascist).
Are you posting this through telepathic transmission, or are you just a hypocrite?
No need to get defensive
Who’s defensive…?
I do use bad products
Umm… Good for you! (?) Not sure why you decided to share that, though.
but it’s important to try to find the least bad and avoid rewarding bad actors.
I agree! How about rewarding a redemption arc, where a bad actor changes management and becomes a “good actor”? (that was the original question, btw)
And they started using ghostery to show their own ads in 2018.
And they stopped after it was criticised. Do you just not use any product that has ever been bad for any amount of time?
Breach of trust
By a different company. Owners changed in 2017.
owned by a for profit company
Which makes a privacy-oriented search engine. Seems like they have a pretty good track record.
Yeah? Still not seeing a reason not to use it today. Do you have any specific criticisms?
Well, I firmly believe in redemption arcs. Also, the product is just really good right now.
I believe they were allowing anyone who paid them money to not be blocked.
Hmmm… Must’ve been a long while ago. I’ve been using them for… 3? 4? years and never had any ads getting through.
Hence why the EU is now forcing an “easy way to decline”. All compliant websites have a “reject all cookies” button now.
Which I learned on accident, because normally I have Ghostery installed, which just rejects all cookies automatically.
Just use Ghostery, mate. Does it all for you.
Wait… Is this actually why they chose the “ml” domain?
[citation needed]
Big if true!