boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoThis is 100% the fault of shitty advertisers spamming us with literal scams, malware, and spyware.
minus-squarepachrist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 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-up1·8 months agoOr those scummy click bait ads disguised as related articles? They make my blood boil with how they prey on the vulnerable.
This is 100% the fault of shitty advertisers spamming us with literal scams, malware, and spyware.
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.