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Personally, I hate ads in general, but I can't help noticing the double standard with folks who use Adblock. Most of the same folks watch TV, listen to the radi

Personally, I hate ads in general, but I can't help noticing the double standard with folks who use Adblock. Most of the same folks watch TV, listen to the radio, buy newspapers/magazines, or walk/drive in public. Ads are even more pervasive in all these avenues. Where is the outcry on user choice there? In many of those cases, you're paying to use those services (unlike FB for example), and yet you still see/hear ads. Why the Internet and not there too? I think one major difference on the Internet is ad tracking. I firmly believe you should have the right to not be tracked. I think the blocking apps should focus on preventing you from being tracked, not from the ad displaying. If the site uses intrusive ads that consume the page, do as I do and not go back! There's almost always another source for that information!

meira 10y ago
If I could block ads outside virtual world, I would definitely do it. I'd even pay for it. It is not my fault that a behemoth like facebook can't make money off 1.5 billion people without screwing the internet.
forthefuture 10y ago
"Most" is kind of a meaningless word. Most people I know use Netflix / HBO Go, Spotify / Youtube / Soundcloud, do not buy newspapers / magazines (they still make these?) and are on their phones the whole time they're walking / driving in public. If a company wants to force people to see ads, they can do what Forbes does. It's inconsistent to allow people to see content and complain that they don't see the ads. It's like a Halloween candy bowl with a "please take one" sign. If you don't enforce your ideals you cannot represent yourself as holding them strongly. Facebook allows people to use adblockers, and they don't have to. They choose to because they know that not seeing ads is more valuable to users than the service Facebook provides.

meira 10y ago

If I could block ads outside virtual world, I would definitely do it. I'd even pay for it. It is not my fault that a behemoth like facebook can't make money off 1.5 billion people without screwing the internet.

forthefuture 10y ago

"Most" is kind of a meaningless word. Most people I know use Netflix / HBO Go, Spotify / Youtube / Soundcloud, do not buy newspapers / magazines (they still make these?) and are on their phones the whole time they're walking / driving in public. If a company wants to force people to see ads, they can do what Forbes does. It's inconsistent to allow people to see content and complain that they don't see the ads. It's like a Halloween candy bowl with a "please take one" sign. If you don't enforce your ideals you cannot represent yourself as holding them strongly. Facebook allows people to use adblockers, and they don't have to. They choose to because they know that not seeing ads is more valuable to users than the service Facebook provides.