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It's worth mentioning that ads can also be delivered without tracking and oodles of Javascript. Sell ad placements that are images, even GIFs.

• Steltek 5y ago
  People were blocking ads long before those were reasons.
  • TheSmiddy 5y ago
    The first ad blockers existed for popups and because ad networks were being used as a malware injection point. Only extremists had an issue with the standard JPG banner ad at the top of every page.
    • jldl805 5y ago
      TIL I'm an extremist.
      • SLWW 5y ago
        Welcome to the club. Though those little rectangle GIFs were mint back in the day