Uh… no? It just puts sponsored backgrounds when you open new tabs or windows notifications if you opt-in
It never replaced ads in websites afaik
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AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 month agoAlso, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 month ago
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They’re not actively replacing elements on a web page, but they’re still getting paid to show you ads and you can opt in for some crypto nonsense.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 month ago
Sure, so? It’s still opt-in, and by default it sends the generated crypto money to creators and websites you visit
If you don’t like it, don’t enable it? They’re pretty transparent about how it works overall
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s opt-in for now, how many times do we have to play this game?
I’ll keep using Firefox with uBo to actually block ads instead of a browser that’s running its own ad delivery system.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Sure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.