Agreed: > if your website can't make money without crappy ads, and nobody looks at your crappy ads because of advances in technology, then blaming that technol

Agreed: > if your website can't make money without crappy ads, and nobody looks at your crappy ads because of advances in technology, then blaming that technology puts you squarely on the wrong side of history. However, GOOG would face quite a user backlash if they tried to go with some anti-ad-blocker policy. Not only would they tarnish their brand more, but they would chase more to DuckDuckGo and other service alternatives.