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100% of online advertisers and publishers that use online ad networks believe ad-blockers and tracker blockers are immoral. Online ads are cross-site attacks d
by pnw_hazor 8y ago
100% of online advertisers and publishers that use online ad networks believe ad-blockers and tracker blockers are immoral.
Online ads are cross-site attacks directed against viewers/users. They are visual or textual hacks that strive to cause targeted users to take actions they might not otherwise take.
edit: speaking generally about online ad networks, real-time bidding providers, campaign aggregators, and so on.
- omarchowdhury 8y ago> to take actions they might not otherwise take. This assumes all advertising is coercive.
- pnw_hazor 8y agoOkay only some advertising may be coercive, such as, ads that try to change my mind, ads that try to convince me to buy something I might not have bought otherwise, or ads that try to encourage me to continue to act or feel in certain way.
- omarchowdhury 8y agoIf you don't want to participate in the marketplace then block the ads.
- pnw_hazor 8y agoI do. And, some sites do their best to remind how immoral I am for doing so. If the site is an ad-block denier, I just add them to my blacklist and move on with my life.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoJust like assuming all animals with wings can fly. Yes, there are penguins. But in general, both assumptions are true in 99%+ of cases.