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Ads are a distraction, a waste of bandwidth and CPU (and memory, and battery —- and energy and thus harmful to the environment), a privacy nightmare, and worst

by gshdg 6y ago

Ads are a distraction, a waste of bandwidth and CPU (and memory, and battery —- and energy and thus harmful to the environment), a privacy nightmare, and worst of all a malware vector. Ad blocking is the first thing I install on a new device.

mekster 6y ago
You're only looking at it from your own perspective. It's a revenue source for the content creators.
- gshdg 6y ago
  Yes, and if the price of their revenue is exposing their users to malware, they need to find another revenue source.