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>But it’s not like they were experts in balancing publisher monetization, or like they were elected. They’re just four dudes. They were elected by people volun

• danShumway 7y ago
  Seriously -- every Adblocker will allow you to subscribe to custom lists, there's no vendor lock-in, there's no network effect, there aren't significant regulatory or commercial barriers to entry. This isn't like Facebook. Blockers like Ublock Origin also don't benefit from legitimate sites breaking; if they're turning on EasyList by default it's because they think it's currently the best balance available for their users. If anyone can make a better list than Easylist, then they should just go do it. In fact, companies already tried to make an alternative with the Acceptable Ads initiative -- and if their list is better, people will switch to it. The only barrier of entry to displacing EasyList here is quality over time.