Germany's Ecosia Proposes Stewardship to Run Google Chrome
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Ecosia proposes taking over Google Chrome's stewardship, but HN commenters question the feasibility and motivations behind the plan, highlighting concerns about profitability and potential misuse of funds.
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"Please let us route Chrome's money into our friends' scam projects". Yeah, don't see that happening.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantria_Corporation_Ponzi_sche...
https://energytracker.asia/are-carbon-offsets-a-scam/
https://grain.org/en/article/7071
https://infoamazonia.org/en/2024/05/21/top-brands-buy-amazon...
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/discredited-ag...
https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blog/7910/shells-scandal...
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/the-great-cash...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/energ...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/courts-c...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/brazil...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-executives-of-carbon-cre...
That enough?
I can see Chrome being profitable in the hands of Google, but separating Chrome from Googles ad business would remove the profitability. Chrome on it's own isn't going the generate any profit.