![]() Or is Google going to follow the letter of its policy closely, in which case we would expect to see other useful privacy-enhancing technologies blocked from the Play Store, such as the apps that control the permissions of other apps (for instance, preventing the Skype app from tracking your location or the Foursquare app from grabbing the contents of your addressbook) or a hypothetical future port of HTTPS Everywhere? 2 Are they just going to target ad blockers? Ad blockers are not only useful and extremely popular, but also currently the only way that Internet users can effectively protect themselves against non-consensual third party tracking. It isn't clear yet how far Google is going to go in censoring the Play Store. Google's stated reason for the ban is that the Android app allegedly "interferes with or accesses another service or product in an unauthorized manner." This policy is broad, vague, and arbitrary. It is not only a betrayal of the principle of openness, but a betrayal of the trust that people put in Google when they decide to buy an Android phone. This new form of censorship is the exact opposite. Google established a reputation for building tools that put the interests of their users first. 1 But until recently, the company did an admirable job of leaving that matter aside and letting users make their own choices about whether they wanted to hide ads on their phones and in their browsers. Google clearly has a vested interest in preventing people from installing ad blocking software like AdBlock Plus. But with today's news, that commitment to openness suddenly looks much, much weaker. ![]() Until now, the Internet and software development communities have relied on Google to be safely on their side when it comes to building open platforms, encouraging innovation, and giving users maximum choice about how their computers will function. This is hugely disappointing because it demonstrates that Google is willing to censor software and abandon its support for open platforms as soon as there's an ad-related business reason for doing so. I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 Perx, Android version 8.1.0, Firefox version 84.1.1, as of this post.In a shocking move, Google has recently deleted AdBlock Plus from the Android Play Store. If not can the ABP devs please make an update to fix support for Firefox Android. ABP on FF Mobile is definatly one of my favorite features of mobile browsing.ĭoes anyone have any ideas on how I can get ABP to work again? I would really like to be able to use the Adblock Plus Firefox plugin on my phone again. I made sure all my apps are up to date and that my phone and OS are up to date too. I have tried uninstalling the plugin and reinstalling it but I can install it anymore due to Firefox saying it isn't supported. ![]() When Firefox did the major update, at first I was able to use Adblock Plus just fine but as of a few months ago, now they are saying that ABP isn't supported anymore.Īll of the other plugins I use on my phone still work and Adblock did work for a white at first, but I can not seem to get it to work anymore. I have been using Adblock Plus for Firefox on Android for a long time now and a few months ago when Firefox did a major update to better match the new Firefox on PC and now Adblock Plus isn't supported on FF Android anymore. ![]()
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