Joshua Strobl :verified: on Nostr: Hey npub15c0uz…thxke, serious question here: Have you considered partnering up with ...
Hey npub15c0uz3l55klsrq6l9zlvmtkvxwv2wy7q0rm7y249qkmzxpaj5gks5thxke (npub15c0…hxke), serious question here: Have you considered partnering up with other browser developers such as Brave, Arc (macOS), Opera and some of the "ungoogled" variants to launch an alternative and more open extensions distribution hub to replace Chrome Web Store and providing guidance on patching out nefarious changes by Google on Chromium that prohibits updates to aspects of extensions like blocklists? Especially given Vivaldi has already committed to not supporting these sorts of changes to Web Extensions?
I know switching off Chromium / Blink / V8 is not realistic for the team, but trying to monopoly bust Chrome in other means might be the second best option.
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Context: "All updates, even to benign things like a filtering list, will need to happen through full extension updates through the Chrome Web Store. They will all be subject to Chrome Web Store reviews process, and that comes with a significant time delay."
https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/
I know switching off Chromium / Blink / V8 is not realistic for the team, but trying to monopoly bust Chrome in other means might be the second best option.
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Context: "All updates, even to benign things like a filtering list, will need to happen through full extension updates through the Chrome Web Store. They will all be subject to Chrome Web Store reviews process, and that comes with a significant time delay."
https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/