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I understan Wikipedia does not have ads, but other websites do. In the early 2000s, toolbars that replaced a website's ads with different ads were considered m
by RandomBacon 7y ago
I understan Wikipedia does not have ads, but other websites do.
In the early 2000s, toolbars that replaced a website's ads with different ads were considered malware. Instead of the website that bears the cost of delivering content getting the money, the browser is now getting the money.
How is Brave Browser different in this regard than those malware toolbars?
- cameronbrown 7y agoThe only difference is that consumers have agreed to let the browser do this.
- RandomBacon 7y agoHow do we know that all the consumers realize the browser is doing this? How do we know all consumers with those toolbars didn't know? I imagine those consumers also "agree" to website Terms of Service that don't allow this. I wonder if websites will fight back, closing accounts or doing more to stop people who use adblockers or Brave.
- anderber 7y agoIn Brave a user has to actively go to their settings and turn on ads. It's turned off by default.
- RandomBacon 7y agoI hope the default never flips.
- cameronbrown 7y ago> I wonder if websites will fight back, closing accounts or doing more to stop people who use adblockers or Brave. My personal belief is that websites are free to track users as much as they want, but users are free to respond however they want. If it becomes an arms race, so be it, but I think in the end the result will be adtech finally having to fix itself which is a very good thing.
- RandomBacon 7y agoSame here; I block ads. I am denying revenue to the website. What I am not doing, is giving a middleman that money instead. My conscience is okay with ad-blocking. It is not okay with helping someone steal.
- cameronbrown 7y agoI don't block ads but I just tend to avoid abusive websites.