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Similar discussion from a day ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11215801 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11215801 Encouraging adblocking is harmful

by a_imho 11y ago

Similar discussion from a day ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11215801 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11215801 Encouraging adblocking is harmful and discriminating against advertisers. A more appropriate term is content blocking. Indeed, why not to see some static ads and just disable tracking?

lentil_soup 11y ago
I don't get the "harmful and discriminating against advertisers" part. Advertisers are forcing me to pay attention to something I don't want or need to pay attention to, why do I have to cater for them?
- a_imho 11y ago
  I feel you have to be politically correct about these things, because there might be ground for a lawsuit based on the loss of advertisers. It might sound stupid, but that is definitely something I could imagine they come up with.
  - majewsky 11y ago
    Good thing I'm not in the US. :)
zdkl 11y ago
Because they didn't give me the option. Seriously I'd like to be as diplomat as you, but they've taken obnoxious and shady so far my reaction to ads is now 'default deny'. And I'll lose no sleep discriminating against the advertisers.
marssaxman 11y ago
Because I don't want to see static ads either? Being harmful to and discriminating against advertisers is kind of the point. Why should I put up with their harassment? It's my computer, I'll do what I want with it, and if that includes refusing to download and display a bunch of crap some advertiser wishes they could trick me into viewing, well, it's my choice to refuse to download that crap.