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I was on a fresh setup recently and caught a glimpse of the raw internet on my way to install uBlock Origin and uMatrix. There are still fake download buttons everywhere. I can't understand how the non-ad-blocking world tolerates that stuff - no choice and no voice I guess? The amount of autoplaying videos was disturbing as well.
Can I possibly be the only person here who doesn’t use an adblocker? I like buying things. I like seeing ads that interest me. I don’t care who tracks me or monetizes data about me that is 100% worthless to me. I like not paying money out of my own wallet to read websites and watch videos.
I was on a fresh setup recently and caught a glimpse of the raw internet on my way to install uBlock Origin and uMatrix. There are still fake download buttons everywhere. I can't understand how the non-ad-blocking world tolerates that stuff - no choice and no voice I guess? The amount of autoplaying videos was disturbing as well.
Google actually got that right with their ads - they were non intrusive and fitted in. Facbook started ads well, but these days they are getting annoying.
Sometimes a website will break with an ad-blocker. How do you allow ads in such a site when using pi-hole?
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They will still show ads. Paying users are more valuable and the ones you actually want to show ads to.
There's no rule saying I can't pay them money, and continue to use an ad blocker as well.
Can I possibly be the only person here who doesn’t use an adblocker? I like buying things. I like seeing ads that interest me. I don’t care who tracks me or monetizes data about me that is 100% worthless to me. I like not paying money out of my own wallet to read websites and watch videos.
You'll notice that the essay doesn't build its argument around "ads bad" or "privacy good" or any of the typical shibboleths. It builds its argument around crap like fake download buttons, fake FBI warnings, coin miners, and ads that break the website. These are the reason why University of California and Edward Snowden recommend ad blockers, and they're the reason why I recommend them too.
How many people actually disable their adblockers when sites don't allow you to access them if you have one enabled? It's just much easier to close the tab.
I've had better luck with AdGuard for Safari than 1Blocker. I use AdGuard on both macOS and iOS, and I just use their content-blocking Safari extensions, not any of their other products. I had paid for 1Blocker but found it increasingly let ads through. I wanted a product based off of EasyList instead (which AdGuard filters are).
How many people actually disable their adblockers when sites don't allow you to access them if you have one enabled? It's just much easier to close the tab.
Some sites intentionally break if you're using an adblocker. It's really easy to argue to not use those sites.
But...
What about government sites? Government sites don't work with strong ad blockers.
What about bank sites? Bank sites don't work with strong ad blockers.
What about your work related sites? My employer's HR site doesn't work with strong ad blockers. Many of my employer's internal sites don't work with strong ad blockers.
Yeah it's much easier to just close the tab. Unless the site is literally required for your continued living.