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I just got this popup while playing New vegas. I don't even use chrome, i've switched to firefox. How can this be allowed? Also, this is Win10

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[โ€“] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is illegal - they've already been taken to court and lost over similar practices 20 years ago.

It's just not enforced anymore - and that's why they're doing it.

[โ€“] FoxBJK@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

They were taken to court for bundling a previously paid product (a browser) into their OS for free.

Asking if you want to change your search engine is not the same thing.