<story><title>uBlock Origin 1.20</title><url>https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.20.0</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>paul7986</author><text>Just read Microsoft will allow ad blocker extensions (May build one in) in their new Chromium browser.  Looks like I’m going to rewind 13 years and use IE again(IE of today).&lt;p&gt;Such a stupid move by the do no evil company! Now they do no stupid too.&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Here is link... &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.forbes.com&amp;#x2F;sites&amp;#x2F;kateoflahertyuk&amp;#x2F;2019&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;microsoft-just-dealt-a-blow-to-googles-ad-blocking-plans&amp;#x2F;#459c060c16ff&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.forbes.com&amp;#x2F;sites&amp;#x2F;kateoflahertyuk&amp;#x2F;2019&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;micr...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pmoriarty</author><text>The bright side of Google&amp;#x27;s anti-ad-blocking efforts is that ad-blocking is clearly no longer just an insignificant blip on their radar.  There must be enough users of ad-blockers now to start to significantly affect their bottom line.&lt;p&gt;There might even be a critical mass of people who are against advertising to attempt to make some legal headway on this issue in Washington.  Just as there has been legal action against telemarketers, there might be something on the legal front that can be done against online advertisers, who could be considered just as much or even more of a nuisance than telemarketers ever were.  In addition, online advertising has repeatedly been a vector of malware, and perhaps companies which try to circumvent or forbid ad-blockers could have some legal consequences -- and, if not, perhaps laws could be introduced to make such consequences a reality.&lt;p&gt;IANAL, and this is just a pipe dream of mine at the moment -- but plenty of pro-consumer legislation has been made over the years.  Perhaps the dawn of an unsolicited-advertising-free world is upon us.</text></comment>
<story><title>uBlock Origin 1.20</title><url>https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.20.0</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>paul7986</author><text>Just read Microsoft will allow ad blocker extensions (May build one in) in their new Chromium browser.  Looks like I’m going to rewind 13 years and use IE again(IE of today).&lt;p&gt;Such a stupid move by the do no evil company! Now they do no stupid too.&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Here is link... &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.forbes.com&amp;#x2F;sites&amp;#x2F;kateoflahertyuk&amp;#x2F;2019&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;microsoft-just-dealt-a-blow-to-googles-ad-blocking-plans&amp;#x2F;#459c060c16ff&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.forbes.com&amp;#x2F;sites&amp;#x2F;kateoflahertyuk&amp;#x2F;2019&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;micr...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bdcravens</author><text>&amp;gt; Looks like I’m going to rewind 13 years&lt;p&gt;Well if you had asked your typical HN developer a few years ago whether they&amp;#x27;d be using a Microsoft code editor ...</text></comment>