[Ansil849]

> What did you lose?

User privacy, for one. The wordle page is now full of trackers. Freedom from arbitrary corporate decisions about which words are acceptable or not ('slave' is no longer acceptable, while 'cunts' is, for example) is another loss.

[travisgriggs]

I use Brave Browser. I’m not an ad tech guru. I _feel_ that these various trackers you mention on this page shouldn’t have much (if any) purchase on my visits. But it could be a naive placebo effect. I’m curious from anyone who is more knowledgeable than me about whether what you mention is largely muted by using Brave, or if it’s just a feel good that actually does little?

[not2b]

I just checked; "slave" is an acceptable guess in Wordle, as is "cunts".

And I don't understand complaints about trackers; don't you know how to filter them out? I personally use Privacy Badger but there are many other choices.

[Ansil849]

> I just checked; "slave" is an acceptable guess in Wordle, as is "cunts".

Like I said in another comment:

> Up until today 'slave' (and 'agora', and 'wench' and etc.) was removed. It seems like starting today NYT has reinstated the previously-removed words. Interesting.

You can find plenty of news stories about it being removed in days before today, if you need a reference.

And knowing how to filter out trackers is not relevant to critiquing the practice of putting trackers in in the first place.