[Link] Zippyshare Quits After 17 Years, 45m Visits Per Month Makes No Money

Read: 21/3/2023 torrentfreak.com

After almost 17 years online, file-hosting veteran Zippyshare will shut down at the end of the month. Founded in 2006, Zippyshare was known for its free, no-nonsense, no-frills approach to storing files online.

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[Link] Why I Use Microsoft Edge on Android

Read: 25/10/2021 www.howtogeek.com

Microsoft Edge started life on Windows 10, but it’s now available on several platforms, including Android. Chrome is the default browser on most Android devices, but I’m here to tell you Edge is just as good—if not better.

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[Link] Big changes coming to Chrome may kill ad blockers

Read: 10/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com

In a recent blog post, Chrome extensions and web store product manager David Li announced that extensions to Google's browser built using the Manifest V2 specification will no longer be accepted on the web store as of January 17, 2022.

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[Link] The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous

Read: 23/9/2021 www.vice.com

Lots of people who use ad blockers say they do it to block malicious ads that can sometimes hack their devices or harvest sensitive information on them. It turns out, the NSA, CIA, and other agencies in the U.S.

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