uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
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uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
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Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#2I think it's only a matter of time until adblock is legally banned.
The current situation, where the vast majority of the internet relies solely on ads and an increasing number of people use adblock year over year is unsustainable.
The system can support a certain number of free riders (people who consume the product but don't contribute back in ad eyeballs), but at a certain point the math will no longer work.
Eventually we as a society will reach a point with only two options:
1. Stop using ads to fund most of the internet
2. Ban adblock so our current ad funded internet can work.
Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#3I think it's only a matter of time until adblock is legally banned. The current situation, where the vast majority of the internet relies solely on ads and an increasing number of people use adblock year over year is unsustainable. The system can support a certain number of free riders (people who consume the product but don't contribute back in ad eyeballs), but at a certain point the math will no longer work. Event…
I keep wondering if / when we as users want to pay for more things…
Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#4I think it's only a matter of time until adblock is legally banned. The current situation, where the vast majority of the internet relies solely on ads and an increasing number of people use adblock year over year is unsustainable. The system can support a certain number of free riders (people who consume the product but don't contribute back in ad eyeballs), but at a certain point the math will no longer work. Event…
Option 3, let the ad funded internet die and keep the remaining good parts.
Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#5I think it's only a matter of time until adblock is legally banned. The current situation, where the vast majority of the internet relies solely on ads and an increasing number of people use adblock year over year is unsustainable. The system can support a certain number of free riders (people who consume the product but don't contribute back in ad eyeballs), but at a certain point the math will no longer work. Event…
If AdBlockers become illegal it will lead to a slew of adblock devices like PiHole-preloaded RaspberryPis and will just shift the blocking at the DNS level
Ads are for people who don't know how to avoid them.
Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#6Great news! Adblock Plus has been compromised for quite some time. This means the pressure will definitely increase on uBlock Origin but I hope they stay strong.
Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#7I prefer Ad Nauseum (https://adnauseam.io/) because I don't want to just block the ads I want to ruin the profile ad companies have on me by having all the ads clicked as well.
Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#8I think it's only a matter of time until adblock is legally banned. The current situation, where the vast majority of the internet relies solely on ads and an increasing number of people use adblock year over year is unsustainable. The system can support a certain number of free riders (people who consume the product but don't contribute back in ad eyeballs), but at a certain point the math will no longer work. Event…
How do you draw the line? What is adblock? Is it addon which allows to control your browser? Is it list of rules for some websites? Web is too flexible and built with flexible user agent.
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#9I think it's only a matter of time until adblock is legally banned. The current situation, where the vast majority of the internet relies solely on ads and an increasing number of people use adblock year over year is unsustainable. The system can support a certain number of free riders (people who consume the product but don't contribute back in ad eyeballs), but at a certain point the math will no longer work. Event…
There’s definitely an option #3 here: ad-blockers eventually lose the arms race. We’re already partially there.
Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox
#10As it should be