• germtm.@lemmy.world
        441·
        1 year ago

        or if they try to guilt-trip you into disabling the ad blocker with a frowny face or something.

          • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
            34·
            1 year ago

            Technically, I don’t block ads. I block trackers using privacy badger. If they were to just show me ads without trying to track me I’d be fine and they’d get some ad revenue. But they always put trackers in there, I see no ads and they get no money.

          • psycho_driver@lemmy.world
            13·
            1 year ago

            Is that really what you want?

            If that is really what you want, can we interest you in our special premium membership with curated run-over-puppies content?

          • workinkindofhard@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 year ago

            Every time you block an ad, a puppy gets hit by a truck. Is that really what you want?

            I love puppies but I hate ads, sorry rover

      • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        And the instructions are always wrong… I’m not using AdBlock Plus, and they forget to include how to disable the PiHole 😂

    • henfredemarsEnglish
      20·
      1 year ago

      Trust is broken. Ads have been abused where I have to block by default unless I already trust your website.

      I’m not risking malware for some strangers advertisements.

      • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, I agree. I never really minded ads as I just mentally ignore them so I didn’t use an ad blocker for a very long time after it was common practice. I also disagreed with the principle of ad blockers as sites need to pay their expenses.

        But then they abused the data that they collected to change people’s political opinions in a way that went way beyond just your standard political ads and that was it for me.