9mo ago

Google says a closed ad ecosystem isn’t anticompetitive — it’s just safer

Google took a page out of the Apple playbook.

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Ads aren't safe, period.
- Yes! Even damn FBI recommends using Ad Blocker https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/fbi-recommends-ad-blocker-online-scams-b1048998.html
Fuck you it is, open source is the safest. Security via obscurity is NOT safe. Just ask the lockpicking community
- Oh but won't you think of the poor multi-billion web giant that needs to serve you ads, scams, and adware products to make that green line go up while it steals everyone's data?
I don't think Google "taking a page" out of the Apple playbook is quite the right analogy. It's more like both companies were reading the same book to begin with—tight control over a market means you can extract more value out of it without needing to worry about competition.