It’s a big year for the oozing creep of corporate paternalism and ad-tracking technology online. Google and its subsidiary companies have tightened their grips on the throat of internet innovation, all while employing the now familiar tactic of marketing these things as beneficial for users. Here...

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Google's corporate paternalism and ad-tracking technology online have tightened their grip on internet innovation. The post discusses the changes to Manifest V2 and Manifest V3 in Chrome extensions, Google's Privacy Sandbox project and the Topics API, and YouTube's blocking of access for users with ad-blockers.

Year In Review: Google’s Corporate Paternalism in The Browser

Manifest V2 to Manifest V3: Final Death of Legacy Chrome Extensions

YouTube Blocking Access for Users With Ad-Blockers