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[–] Nanook@lemm.ee 234 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Google is not an IT company. It’s an advertising company. Surprised Pikachu, it blocks ad blockers.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It's been an ad company for a long time, though, and blocking ad blockers is new.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Because they are at the end of their growth phase and have entered their squeeze until dead phase.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, but enshittification doesn't happen all at once. And this is a textbook example of the actual meaning of enshittification.

[–] Nanook@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah it’s always been an ad company. And you are correct, blocking apps is new, welcome to the last stage in the ad-blocking arms race. Glad I degoogled my digital life a decade ago.

[–] JimBarbecue@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey, can you tell a little bit about your stack, what apps and services do you use? Also on phone? I guess in a decade you could work that out pretty well.