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Is there any risk of google escalating to banning accounts for adblocking? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I remember there was a bug (or intended behavior?) of people getting their accounts banned for certain kinds of mundane chat messages in live streams and I'm a little spooked that the same will happen with the recent escalation in the adblocking arms race.

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Way way more than had them before. Lots of people who didn't even know ad blockers were a thing became very aware

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    I remember like the better part of a decade ago my sister was putting on some slop for my nephews and I asked why she didn't have an ad blocker "Can you get in trouble for that?" "Yes. The internet gestapo will immediately kick down your door."

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