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Because the vast majority don't adblock and someone there has decided it's better to respect the wishes of the adblocking user than alienate them from their ser
by gt2 7y ago
Because the vast majority don't adblock and someone there has decided it's better to respect the wishes of the adblocking user than alienate them from their service and also they likely have other ways[0,1,2] of harvesting value from users than just showing them ads.
0: knowing what kind of users block ads, and what adblockers they are using
1: knowing how sophisticated users use the internet
2: I could go on
edit: formatting
- bonoboTP 7y ago> it's better to respect the wishes of the adblocking user than alienate them from their service I have a theory that this is like a pressure valve for power users who would not tolerate being forced to view ads. The majority doesn't care, doesn't understand the technicalities, doesn't know what would be possible and how. But there is a sizable portion of people who are stubborn enough that they know the background and won't put up with locked down platforms. It's better to let them have it their way rather than causing much alienation and outrage among the techie types / power users / early adopters / hackers / tinkerers.