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1. rpdill+sl[view] [source] 2023-07-24 23:02:21
>>jakobd+(OP)
I've been thinking about this for a few days but just realized that this is a complete end run around all web scraping in general.

All 'adversarial compatibility' from projects like Nitter, Teddit, Invidious, and youtube-dl go out the window. Any archive site (archive.org, archive.ph, etc.) can be blocked by sites requiring attestation.

And just like the book industry was terrified of piracy and were 'rescued' by Kindle, so too will journalism outlets that can't find a business model flock to Google to save them.

This is going to be rough.

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2. vxNsr+DT[view] [source] 2023-07-25 03:37:01
>>rpdill+sl
the thought of this being used is making me much more strongly consider moving to firefox, there are still things I don't love about it, like many of the extensions I use are still chromium only, but now I really feel like I don't have a choice.
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