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We know they didn't catch 100%. Assume they caught 75%. How many millions of malicious ads have been served to folks who don't use an ad blocker? Why won't everyone use an ad blocker? It's not to stop (hear-me.social)

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We know they didn't catch 100%. Assume they caught 75%. How many millions of malicious ads have been served to folks who don't use an ad blocker? Why won't everyone use an ad blocker? It's not to stop the annoyance. It's a serious #cybersecurity issue.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/google-used-ai-to-block-three-times-more-fraudulent-advertisers-in-2024/

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