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I don't know why but I feel relaxed about it. It's hardly enforceable and I don't even think Springer will win this. It's just a feeling from experience with those things in Germany.
They're also referring to browser based ad blocking which leaves blockers like pi hole or ad guard to be legal options.
I just went through the comments ... people are losing their shit. And as always whenever Germany is mentioned, Godwin's Law is in full effect.
Apparently nobody remembers the very American and very similar youtube-dl takedown which ended in youtube-dl's favor. tl;dr: website owners cannot tell people how to read their websites.
DON'T PANIC nothing has happened, and it won't for years.
(edit: slight correction)
It should/would then also be illegal to block virus/spyware delivery, or everyone's favorite, 50 porn window pop ups. The latter was "fixed" by browsers maybe 10 years ago.
I guess we shut off the fucking Internet to Germany then. 🖕🏻
maybe in the future a service offers a flat monthly fee to not have any ads and distributes the money to all of the content platforms that would otherwise show ads. basically it's like a little government taxing users and giving the money to the capital owning class all over again
I'm gonna modify Springer's websites so hard, they're gonna resemble a Picasso's painting
That would be totally unenforceable, imo.
Will they sue Dillo next, because it looks like this there? 👉👈🥹
Btw, they lost in this already what, 7 times?
With the recent insults to privacy (including E2E encryption) and the pro-corporate legislation, has Germany lost its way? Seems like newer generations are forgetting the lived experience of the Stasi. Also, I feel that pro-tenant legislation is at risk.
Update: the top comment is the best; don’t read my bullshit.
