Looks like FOSS is losing the game against state-backed projects.
This is far-beyond enough reason to stop using such websites.
uBlock Origin is no longer planning to keep chasing Facebook’s latest tricks to get ads past its filters, dev described Facebook as a “disgusting anti-user site.”
They say Facebook has been repeatedly changing how ads are identified, watching open-source projects like uBlock Origin and changing its code to get around them.
After years of this cat-and-mouse game, the small uBlock Origin team has decided it’s not worth constantly updating its filters specifically for Facebook.
הפלת מל"ט MQ-9 של חיל האוויר האמריקאי ומל"ט HERMES-900 של חיל האוויר הישראלי, לצד טילי שיוט מסוג BGM-109 Tomahawk, על ידי איראן באספהאן.
🔻 #USAF #IAF #MQ9 #HERMES900
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ رِجالٌ صَدَقُوا ما عاهَدُوا اللّهَ عَلَیْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ یَنْتَظِرُ وَ ما بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِیلاً
يُوسُف retweeted
العتبة العلويّة المقدّسة تُقيم أكبر عرض مسرحي يُجسّد سيرة أمير المؤمنين (ع) برؤية فنية استثنائية
#العتبة_العلوية_المقدسة
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🤖 Android's always been about freedom. Now Google's pulling a power move
The whole point of Android was that it wasn't like iOS — no walled garden, no gatekeeping. Build what you want, install what you want, from wherever you want. But that era's about to end.
Google's rolling out a new developer verification policy that basically makes them the sole boss of the entire Android ecosystem. Soon, every single developer (even the ones distributing apps through their own site or third-party stores like F-Droid) has to jump through Google's hoops. We're talking $25, a government ID, and begging for "permission" just to exist on the platform.
This hits close to home for us. You know why the full AdGuard for Android isn't on the Play Store? Because Google bans system-wide ad blockers there. We've always relied on Android's openness to get our software to you directly. Now Google's reaching way beyond its own store and trying to control the whole thing.
We signed an open letter with F-Droid, EFF, the Free Software Foundation, and Vivaldi telling Google to reconsider.
Security matters. That's what Play Protect is for. Forcing indie devs to dox themselves and pay up just to distribute privacy-focused software? That doesn't protect users. It kills competition and hands Google the keys to everything.
Android's strength was always freedom. Let's not lose it.
Full breakdown and the open letter on our blog: adguard.com/en/blog/google-a…
