boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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minus-squarepachrist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI get that ads pay for a free internet. But that doesn’t mean that 60% of my screen needs to be malware to read a local news article. Until advertisers act in good faith, I block as much as possible.
minus-squareZikeji@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoOr those scummy click bait ads disguised as related articles? They make my blood boil with how they prey on the vulnerable.
I get that ads pay for a free internet. But that doesn’t mean that 60% of my screen needs to be malware to read a local news article.
Until advertisers act in good faith, I block as much as possible.
Or those scummy click bait ads disguised as related articles? They make my blood boil with how they prey on the vulnerable.