cm0002@piefed.world to Firefox@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegalwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down11 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1202arrow-down1external-linkMozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegalwww.bleepingcomputer.comcm0002@piefed.world to Firefox@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square33linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days 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-up8·edit-23 days ago they seem to be getting a free pass Because the legal system is 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-up7arrow-down1·3 days 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.
Because the legal system is 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.