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"At this point, it’s pretty clear that ad blocking is a big deal. A recent study suggesting the advertising industry is set to lose over $22 billion in 2015 alo
by vuldin 11y ago
"At this point, it’s pretty clear that ad blocking is a big deal. A recent study suggesting the advertising industry is set to lose over $22 billion in 2015 alone as a result of ad blockers is setting off alarm bells. That is a LOT of money."
This line of thinking makes me livid. They aren't losing money if they never were entitled to it in the first place. Get used to seeing my adblock, and if you or anyone else is interested in getting any money from me, then your only hope is to focus your efforts on coming up with an awesome product.
- cbd1984 11y agoOne of the things ad-blocking will force people to reconsider is deals of the form "Person A pays Person B for the time and attention of completely unrelated Person C, who is not only completely unrelated to A and B but who is not even known to them beyond the most generic statistical demographic concepts." There's obviously nothing legally wrong with that contract, we're just forcing a re-evaluation of the moral rights Person A has over Person C given the above transaction.