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Do you use adblock? Why? Why not? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I posted this question because I once saw a tweet that said something like:

"If you use adblock, you don't care about creator's point blank"

What is your opinion on this? Do you agree with them?

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[โ€“] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

The internet's practically unusable without it now. We'll always be in this rat race with advertisers and such. If I have the technical ability to circumvent every advertisement, I'll do it. Advertisers get plenty from the people without the tech know-how, and I directly support creators that I want to support. Maybe a bit of a "f you I got mine" position, but whatever. Zero guilt.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 3 years ago

    This is my issue. I don't mind a couple of tasteful, well placed ads. But so many sites are entirely unusable because of auto playing video ads, pop overs, and half the content is covered by ads that don't scroll with the screen.

    On small sites with few ads I'll happily support them by whitelisting. On any site that has a pile of ads, especially if it covers content, I block them. Period. And I try not to go there unless absolutely necessary.

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