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uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook
digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/ublock-origin-stops-chasing-facebook-ads.html
digitalescapetools.comuBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off FacebookuBlock Origin's volunteer team will no longer chase Facebook's shifting ad-detection tricks, calling it a 'disgusting anti-user site.' Here's what that means for your feed.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
I wonder what kind if person thinks “you know what, today I will go in an make the world a little bit worse than it was before”…I simply cannot understand how people are willingly working at a place like Meta.
Replying to @ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Not to defend them too much but I’d assume that a lot of the employees are just trying to make a living. The department I’m working at was recently taken over and I have a mortgage and a kid so even if I morally disagree with some of the practices of my new employer I can’t just quit without uprooting the lives of my family.
It’s the same for the majority of workers stuck in big corporate jobs. The capitalist orphan crushing machine will crush all in the end. Not just the orphans.
Replying to @justsomeguy@lemmy.world
I can’t just quit without uprooting the lives of my family
That may be true for you, but it’s far from universally true. I have changed jobs several times (maintaining my industry) without even moving or uprooting anything for my family. I would wager most actually have viable alternative options without moving.
Replying to @ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
I’ve moved around a few times because I didn’t like the direction the company I worked for was heading. I didn’t have a plan when I moved, but each time I got a good raise.
People don’t because it requires effort and it can be scary.
I left my job over moral objections coming up on a year ago. Hundreds of interviews later, still unemployed. I don’t regret my decision, but I’m lucky enough to have a support system. Otherwise, I’d be out of luck.
Replying to @ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
i love these down votes against pointing out the irrationality of the narrative that you must uppend your entire life to stop being an asshole.
and despite that it’s common knowledge that you’ll get better pay if you switch jobs. lol
Especially in tech. It’s not a coal mine, tech companies don’t prosper on their own.