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minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoIt’s been an ad company for a long time, though, and blocking ad blockers is new.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoBecause they are at the end of their growth phase and have entered their squeeze until dead phase.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, but enshittification doesn’t happen all at once. And this is a textbook example of the actual meaning of enshittification.
minus-squareNanook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoYeah 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.
It’s been an ad company for a long time, though, and blocking ad blockers is new.
Because they are at the end of their growth phase and have entered their squeeze until dead phase.
Yes, but enshittification doesn’t happen all at once. And this is a textbook example of the actual meaning of enshittification.
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.