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Transparency efforts behind the Helium Browser (helium.computer)
feverzsj 12 minutes ago [-]
They messed up basic color scheme, making it almost unusable.

[0]: https://github.com/imputnet/helium/issues/1532

[1]: https://github.com/imputnet/helium/issues/1850

willtemperley 14 minutes ago [-]
In the same sense that a blockchain can be forked by using software that only accepts certain types of block, is it possible to fork the WWW in a similar manner? e.g. with changes that neuter the ad-mongers.

For example coming up with a way to get rid of these god awful cookies. Maybe ad-monger sites could be allowed in the same way an insecure connection is allowed behind a series of warnings?

pogue 47 minutes ago [-]
How are they going to be adding uBlock Origin to Chromium going forward if manifest v2 gets completely deprecated/removed entirely?
feverzsj 20 minutes ago [-]
Nothing. It will be a huge burden for them to maintain all the removed code. Their only choice is to integrate brave's adblocker.
gruez 31 minutes ago [-]
AFAIK some of the other chromium forks (brave and/or edge?) were committed to backporting manifest v2 (or more specifically the webRequestBlocking API) for future chromium versions.
mrbluecoat 1 hours ago [-]
> cause havoc, and put people first

An odd pairing

willtemperley 27 minutes ago [-]
Not really. Every activist that made a real difference for the good caused some kind of havoc.
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