Post #2482429
2026-04-09 17:35 UTC
@Waterfox@mastodon.social starting the slippery slope by allowing some ads in 3, 2, 1...
Also reminds me to look for alternatives, preferably the ones that take money in ways that don't require bending the reason they're relevant, like through direct donations.
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@Waterfox@mastodon.social 2026-04-09 18:18
@Auster1@mastodon.social A lot of users don't install a blocker. This takes them from ads everywhere to ads blocked on every page except plain text (contextual) results on one search page - which is also configurable. That's not a slippery slope, it's a massive reduction. If you use uBO (or similar), nothing changes for you. Search partnerships have funded Waterfox for over 13 years now... Donations don't sustain a one-person project (I've tried). How this could possible be a negative is beyond me 🤷♂️