Mozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegal

https://piefed.world/post/389882

Mozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegal

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I can buy a book and cross out words with a sharpie if I want.

An ad blocker just edits the local copy. Itโ€™s not re-publishing the site without ads.

You tell that to the lawmakers. Because right now the only ones talking to them are the industry lobbyists
You made one mistake: expecting laws to make logical sense, especially when it comes to technology
I wonder if someone set up an AI that just regurgitated the information in its own words without the ads (like LLMs do) how sites would be able to complain about it.

Yeah LLMs are actually a tricky copy-right problem and they seem to be getting a free pass.

Ad blockers donโ€™t seem to be tricky.

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 the tech magnates will win that war. The browser addon developer wonโ€™t.

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.