I received a private message on Reddit today by a guy who asked if I know anything about another redditor that I replied to on Reddit.
I do not recall the Redditor's username, but he created https://free-tia.now.sh. His laughably simple yet genius tool that allows you to bypass TechInAsia's paywall in a single click. Don't take my word for it; click here for the raw content for this "premium" post.
Now to be fair to TechInAsia, I was hyperbolic in my title. TechInAsia might or might not have bullied a Redditor into deleting his hack to bypass their paywall. The point is that internet giants and state governments have been bullying us, the users.
Google does evil
Google is getting on my nerves. I was a Google fanboy. But they are today's m$, a derogative term I used to describe Microsoft.
I will name three examples as to why Google has ceased to be the dream company that I (as a developer) will want to join
Chrome on Android
I dare say I was the first guy to build a significant browser with AdBlock on Android. It was taken down. It only had a few million users, but I only made about 2-3k from it per month. So I will let it slide because they finally decided to get their act together and bring Chrome on Android.
But Chrome on Android was not the savior to end all browsers on Android as they promised. What happened to extensions?
Google's excuse? Sorry, extensions make the browsing experience slower on an (underpowered) device. Bullshit. They do not want AdBlock on phones.
Today, most, if not all, significant browsers such as Firefox support MOBILE browser addons. And they perform with no hiccups.
