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I'm OK with sites blocking content for those using ad blockers. That seems like a fair balance, and if the content being blocked truly is that important to me,

I'm OK with sites blocking content for those using ad blockers. That seems like a fair balance, and if the content being blocked truly is that important to me, it's a one click disable to give in, or I can probably find a similar story elsewhere. (Though most of the time I don't really care that much to do either.) I've found that using uBlock origin I don't only block ads, I virtually redesign pages. I remove share buttons, I remove elements I never use on sites I visit frequently. Maybe I'm addicted to simplifying the web in my own image.

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> I've found that using uBlock origin I don't only block ads, I virtually redesign pages. I remove share buttons, I remove elements I never use on sites I visit frequently. Maybe I'm addicted to simplifying the web in my own image. Yeah, I find sites like ebay or amazon barely usable without blocking away the fluff. But I wonder whether that information (blocked non-ad content) is of use for these companies? I could even imagine some companies would pay for access to the (anonymized) data. Granted, that ad blocker usage pattern is probably too obscure (i.e. too few non-geeks do it) to draw reliable conclusions about the general population.