• @Nanook@lemm.ee
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    23110 days ago

    Google is not an IT company. It’s an advertising company. Surprised Pikachu, it blocks ad blockers.

      • @JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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        1810 days ago

        Because they are at the end of their growth phase and have entered their squeeze until dead phase.

      • @ripcord@lemmy.world
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        1110 days ago

        Yes, but enshittification doesn’t happen all at once. And this is a textbook example of the actual meaning of enshittification.

      • @Nanook@lemm.ee
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        10 days ago

        Yeah it’s always been an ad company. And you are correct, blocking apps is new, welcome to the last stage in the ad-blocking arms race. Glad I degoogled my digital life a decade ago.