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JSON Formatter Dev Shuts Down Open Source, Turns Chrome Extension Into Ad-Pushing Cash Grab

If you're a dev who lives in Chrome's dev tools formatting APIs all day, brace yourself. Your favorite JSON Formatter just went closed-source, and whispers of adware are already swirling.

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