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Is it just me or all these media sites are in panic mode ? the narrative a few months ago was like "ad-blockers have no effect on ad-driven revenue". Now it fee

• pjc50 11y ago
  I think this is in response to malvertising; once "use an adblocker" becomes as standard a piece of advice as "use an antivirus", the industry is doomed. Of course, the response is to blame the users rather than attempt to take responsibility for the quality of ads.
  • a_imho 11y ago
    >"use an adblocker" becomes as standard a piece of advice as "use an antivirus" I really like going overboard with ads making it swinging that way. When content blocking users were a very small minority, it was very easy to brand them akin to pirates doing something shady. Sure, we will have sponsored content or whatever form ads come next, but I see people are more concerned about their privacy as ever before, which I feel is a good thing.
• na85 11y ago
  Good. I hope they all go bankrupt.