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I've been blocking ads for so long that actually seeing them feels perverse (leminal.space)

submitted 1 year ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don't belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren't installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say "Download this app today". The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.

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[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 year ago

Whenever I see someone's computer who doesn't use adblocker it blows my mind. I can't imagine going back to that shit.

[-] snake@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

I just install uBO without saying anything ;)

[-] iByteABit@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Chaotic Good

[-] spread@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

Used to do this, however nowadays I worry it will fuck up their YouTube and they won't be able to fix it themselves lol

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

It's a fun game of too many ads leading to adblockers, which leads to those not using adblockers to get twice as many ads, more people use adblockers, etc. Until the only way for a company to make money on a website is either to sell your data, or charge for the service.

Yay.

[-] ttmrichter@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

I'd happily pay for a service if I could have a guarantee, with legal teeth (like a service level agreement with truly massive penalties for breach), that the service won't ever do any of the following:

Put an ad in front of my face.
Sell my personal information.

I used to pay for some services to get the "ad-free" version, but almost invariably this chain got subsequently followed: ad-free → opt-in "curated" ads → opt-out "curated" ads → "curated" ads → dropping all pretense of there being any advantage to paying as the site becomes ad-o-rama.

So I won't pay for sites. I just block their ads.

[-] MoodyRaincloud@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

The pattern is always the same. No ads - ads - no ads if you pay - no ads if you pay but we sell your data - personalised ads because you pay, and we sell your data.