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minus-squareNanook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoGoogle is not an IT company. It’s an advertising company. Surprised Pikachu, it blocks ad blockers.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s been an ad company for a long time, though, and blocking ad blockers is new.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, but enshittification doesn’t happen all at once. And this is a textbook example of the actual meaning of enshittification.
Google is not an IT company. It’s an advertising company. Surprised Pikachu, it blocks ad blockers.
It’s been an ad company for a long time, though, and blocking ad blockers is new.
Yes, but enshittification doesn’t happen all at once. And this is a textbook example of the actual meaning of enshittification.