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Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015) (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
submitted 2 days ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn’t ad blocking, as the industry magazine AdAge has called it, “robbery, plain and simple”?

Robbing corporations is based, though, actually.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn’t ad blocking, as the industry magazine AdAge has called it, “robbery, plain and simple”?

No. Find a way to make money that doesn't require showing ads online if you have a problem with it.

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Yeah. I don't have a contract with the site, agreeing to pay them in any way, shape or form. They voluntarily show me their content, but that does not obligate me to also accept their ads.