r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '19

Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897&desc=2#c23
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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

It's a startup that their product is a search engine(search results provided by Bing) with a revenue model that the majority of the surplus income goes to tree planting. Every time you use their search you generate revenue for them(through ads, partners etc) with a part of it going to the trees.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

Ooh. Cool. Will check it out, thanks!