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1. ck2 · 1789924058 · focus · HN ↗

   imagine stealing tons of content from every source on earth and then running ads on it

   if a single person did that they'd be sent to prison (rip Aaron) but when a too-big-to-fail industry does it with political campaign contributions, no problem?

   well firefox+ublock is still an option for those wise enough not to let unknown javascript with new daily zero-days run on their PC

   1. emerongi · 1789925504 · focus · HN ↗

      > imagine stealing tons of content from every source on earth and then running ads on it

      This has effectively been Google’s business for decades. Not in the same form, but the concept is the same.

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