cm0002@piefed.world to Firefox@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoMozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegalwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegalwww.bleepingcomputer.comcm0002@piefed.world to Firefox@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square32linkfedilink cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYeah LLMs are actually a tricky copy-right problem and they seem to be getting a free pass. Ad blockers don’t seem to be tricky.
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago they seem to be getting a free pass Simply because the legal system is essentially a war of attrition in who can pay the lawyers the longest. The traditional media knows they’ll lose that ware against the tech magnates. They also know they’ll win against the browser addon developer.
minus-squareProve_your_argument@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s because the billionaires are the ones controlling the businesses of generative AI. Adblockers are benefitting the middle class and the poors at the expense of billionaires, so they can’t stay. It’s literally that simple, unfortunately.
Yeah LLMs are actually a tricky copy-right problem and they seem to be getting a free pass.
Ad blockers don’t seem to be tricky.
Simply because the legal system is essentially a war of attrition in who can pay the lawyers the longest. The traditional media knows they’ll lose that ware against the tech magnates. They also know they’ll win against the browser addon developer.
It’s because the billionaires are the ones controlling the businesses of generative AI.
Adblockers are benefitting the middle class and the poors at the expense of billionaires, so they can’t stay.
It’s literally that simple, unfortunately.