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Do you use adblock? Why? Why not? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by tsukii to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] evil_opossum 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Recently tried a couple sites without an Adblock and it felt like the "good old days" of constant pop ups and garbage loading in the background while trying to read an article. The best are those autoplaying videos that don't start muted.

So with that said, yeah, I think I'm gonna keep that Adblock on!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, the raw web is an awful wasteland of ads - unregulated shit sites happily bog down anything they possibly can. Even "non-spam" sites are inundated with irrelevant distractions at best, and maleficence at worst.

Anyone who says they don't use ad blocker is either lying, they don't know how, or they don't know how much better the web could be without it.

Content creators that rely on ads, need to find a better way.

[–] evil_opossum 1 points 2 years ago

Completely agree! I know in most cases when I tell people about Adblockers they get concerned about their privacy. I end up staring at them and asking if they'd like to repeat their concerns and sometimes they understand where I'm coming from. Others just "don't like change" but always wonder why my system is running faster or why my browsing experience is more enjoyable.

I totally understand that content creators rely on ads as well as other forms of media. For those that I follow, in some cases, I'll whitelist them and allow the ads for support.

But basic browsing or just pausing a video on YouTube shouldn't leave me sitting there waiting to skip another 2 or 3 ads.