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Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser (github.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 years ago (10 children)

How do Google Employees sleep at night?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

Sleep pills and prescription drugs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

On top of a big pile of money with many beautiful ladies.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure google is more like many small fiefdoms fighting for money and prestige than a unified pack of moustache twirlers. Though there do seem to be a lot of "head up their own ass" engineers there, too, which leads to things like them having 15 different messaging apps and an inability to maintain projects long term.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

AI never sleeps... /s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Under a bed of money and propaganda that they're the only force that save the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I have a family member who works there. They like money and not having to work very hard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Huge bags of money.

Same as bankers hedge funds anyone really in finance and a whole host of jobs.

Think oil barons cry themselves to sleep at night.

Consciouses are for the weak minded. Sleeping pills and alcohol solve that pretty fast

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

On high thread count sheets