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[–] Libb@jlai.lu 37 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

However, not everything is lost at this point.

I won't lose much myself as I don't use Edge (and I'd rather not browse the web at all than be forced to look at ads) but it's clear there is a worrysome acceleration in the vanishing of the little control we have over the Internet and the way we are allowed to experience it.