In what clown world can blocking client side code be illegal?
By this same logic antivirus is illegal too.
Next up: Using eye tracking the ads will now not finish playing unless you look directly at them. Overriding this feature will result in your device being locked for one day per violation
I don’t think any living human being with a working brain cell has seen what the true web looks like in decades - raw and unfiltered, with the full gamut of ads, popups, popunders, mailware, nagware… If the Germans are forced to experience this, they’ll be so shocked they’ll probably ignore the law completely.
If you can make laws that everyone breaks, it’s trivial to name any of them ‘criminal’ at your convenience.
I am not blocking ads specifically. I am just blocking potential threats, which may include ads.
The world needs true open source browser alternatives like yesterday.
It’s my computer, fuck you.
Mozilla could learn a lesson in self-awareness…
Why does Germany hate property rights?