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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

Almost all the links in my front homepage are sponsored now. What's next, a few ads in the bookmark bar? How about when I enter a URL, I then have to type "McDonald's" before I can actually navigate there?

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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 82 points 2 days ago

Remember when most sites had simple banner ads, and there was no widespread outcry about how much they sucked and we needed ad blocking software? Then they started flashing, then the popups and pop-unders came, then vids started autoplaying, and now here we are.

If advertisers hadn't gotten greedier than banners on the sides of sites, maybe no one would've gotten around to blocking all their shit.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 31 points 2 days ago

Pop-under ads were obnoxious. As were the popups that were like 1 pixel large but it still had the windows bordering around it.

[-] lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago
this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2025
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