Rob Morley  writes:
> RS Wood  wrote:
>> On the hacker thread [1] there's a huge discussion about how adverts
>> are a necessary part of keeping sites funded.  I disagree.  I buy
>> products from the manufacturers I want.  When I want.  If I want.  And
>> advertisers have royally f*cked up some sites.  Some popular news
>> sites are damned near unreadable these days.  Suddenly: all the
>> adverts are gone.  Good riddance.
>
> That's an understandable attitude, but short-sighted.  Someone has to
> pay for content and delivery, you can't expect hobbyists and
> philanthropists to sustain the current level of internet consumption.

Then perhaps the level will fall.

As far as I can tell, nobody advocating against ad blockers even
attempts to address the other reason to use them, which is that they are
security software, mitigating the threat of ad-delivered malware.

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