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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/07/2026

Now, Google is nerfing that browser's plug-in architecture in a way that blocks all kinds of user-tunable options, including and especially ad-blocking: protonprivacy.substack.com/p/google-is-... 21/

protonprivacy.substack.com

Google is finally killing uBlock Origin in Chrome for good

The conflict of interest couldn't be more obvious

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/07/2026

And Google has also announced that they're going to turn Android into an iPhone, making it both technically challenging and radioactively illegal for you to install software of your choosing on your own property: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025... 22/

arstechnica.com

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/07/2026

Google is adopting every one of Apple's worst practices, and Apple is adopting all of Google's worst practices, and so they're both turning into Facebook: technocarcinization! 23/

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