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[–] dlok@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've seen a Firefox plugin called block the rich.. I guess it wouldn't fly if they called it block Elon

Not used it so don't know if it's any good

[–] snek@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Will try now and report back!

Edit: it's good. It blurs out text. Sadly not images!

[–] snek@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It blocks these:

Block List

  • Steve Ballmer
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Sergey Brin
  • Warren Buffett
  • Larry Ellison
  • Bill Gates
  • Kanye "Ye" West
  • Elon Musk
  • Larry Page
  • Donald Trump
  • Mark Zuckerberg

Immediate observation: really cool, also blocks comments about Elon Musk (including my own lol) Sadly doesn't block images

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Does it block the word "Musk"? Is it case-sensitive? Honestly curious, especially since some of these last names can refer to either the person or a noun.

[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah thats a great way to stay up to date with technology, just pretend they dont exist!

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What ever would we do without updates on technological marvels such as:

  • Fraudulent car
  • Fraudulent train
  • Low-poly cosplay truck
  • Animal abuse brain microchip
  • Kepler syndrome ISP
  • Self-destructing rocket to mars
  • Social media for Nazis?
[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The car is fine, and honestly the software is too, it's the label that's the problem. It's like if Tesla had invented the first really good cough medicine but named it "Death Cure Resurrection Elixir (and cough preventative)" and they have this mustache twirling clown villain selling it.

I don't blame anyone for completely disregarding it as fraud.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Well sure it wouldn't be fraud if you simply don't lie about what the car does