Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483
Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
Practical Ethics | (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
It's my network. I control what does or does not go through it.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483
Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
Practical Ethics | (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
The same reason why it is ok to not eat shit.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483
Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
Practical Ethics | (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
It's not like these ads have any respect.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483
Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
Practical Ethics | (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
I think all ads should be blocked. If billions in funding is going to be put to use it should go towards offsetting environmental impact and developing products that are actually better, instead of just convincing people to settle for a cute jingle
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483
Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
Practical Ethics | (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
no ads in web 1.0 and the internet was perfectly fine
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no ads in web 1.0 and the internet was perfectly fine
There were ads! But these were simple banner graphics of 468x60 pixels. In the worst case it was an animated GIF. But hosted on the same server as the page and without any tracking shenanigans.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483
Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
Practical Ethics | (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
Because even US secret services (multiple of them) say so.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483
Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
Practical Ethics | (blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk)
Isn’t ad blocking, as the industry magazine AdAge has called it, “robbery, plain and simple”?
Robbing corporations is based, though, actually.
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no ads in web 1.0 and the internet was perfectly fine
there were so many fucking ads online in the late 90s
and you couldn't block them because they were either served from the same domain or used the same plugin as the content and it was an all-or-nothing thing
all those goddamn blinking gifs with "click here" and "you're our millionth visitor", and the pop-ups, and the flash bars with "shoot the ducks"...
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there were so many fucking ads online in the late 90s
and you couldn't block them because they were either served from the same domain or used the same plugin as the content and it was an all-or-nothing thing
all those goddamn blinking gifs with "click here" and "you're our millionth visitor", and the pop-ups, and the flash bars with "shoot the ducks"...
a lot of those came up in the late 90s early 2000s though. the early 90s were mostly just text based pages.
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a lot of those came up in the late 90s early 2000s though. the early 90s were mostly just text based pages.
yeah, but as soon as the web actually had enough traffic to take off the ads were everywhere. before 1996 it was basically just a prototype.
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There were ads! But these were simple banner graphics of 468x60 pixels. In the worst case it was an animated GIF. But hosted on the same server as the page and without any tracking shenanigans.
I remember the add that made me install my first add blocker. It stated playing the sound of knocking on glass and a voice going "Hey You!". With a looped videoof some guy waving at me.
Every so often one gets through my blocker and they have only gotten more annoying.
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I remember the add that made me install my first add blocker. It stated playing the sound of knocking on glass and a voice going "Hey You!". With a looped videoof some guy waving at me.
Every so often one gets through my blocker and they have only gotten more annoying.
Yeah, people seem to have mostly forgotten about the forced audio playback that was really prevalent for a while. It was crazy effective because you would have to hint down the actual ad causing the issue on the page to stop it.
