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paulryanrogers on July 10, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Browser extensions turn nearly 1M browsers into we...

It's supposed to be in the terms of service. Otherwise it is indeed fraud/abuse. Though I'd agree that most users don't read the fine print.

josephg on July 13, 2025 [–]

This sort of behaviour isn’t allowed on the extension store at all. There’s no exception for extensions which tell users all their misdeeds in the fine print.

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