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> A visit still helps them - it is still counted in server-side stats (which is used to sell ads This is totally nonsensical. If they have no prospect of reco
by phpnode 11y ago
> A visit still helps them - it is still counted in server-side stats (which is used to sell ads
This is totally nonsensical. If they have no prospect of recouping the expense they incurred from your visit then you are not helping them, you are worse than worthless to them, you simply cost them money.
> Are you saying it is moral for publishers to track my usage behavior, and to force me to watch any ad they want me to?
You aren't being forced to watch anything. You have the option of leaving their site and living without their content.
Your attitude is the definition of entitlement.
- vlucas 11y ago> You aren't being forced to watch anything. You have the option of leaving their site and living without their content. > Your attitude is the definition of entitlement. I also have the option of completely ignoring the ads or covering them up, which is essentially the same thing as blocking with a plugin. This is not a binary equation. This is the essence of my very first comment here. There is nothing morally wrong about not paying attention to an ad, zooming in so you don't see it, covering it up, not watching a video, muting commercials, etc. No publisher or advertiser has the expectation that 100% of people will pay attention to their ad. The ratios are closer to 1%. Nobody has that expectation expect the people trying to make this into a moral argument.