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If the site owner views it that way, they can detect my adblocker and put up a paywall. And if they're afraid that a paywall will cause people to bounce, then
by somehnacct3757 5y ago
If the site owner views it that way, they can detect my adblocker and put up a paywall.
And if they're afraid that a paywall will cause people to bounce, then deep down they know what I already know: their content isn't worth paying for.
- epmatsw 5y agoThis is probably the best take. If someone says that ads are part of the deal, fair enough. I can go somewhere else, or I can honor the deal. Otherwise, seems unethical to me.
- godshatter 5y agoWhat "deal"? They are providing publicly accessible information, I'm choosing to only download a portion of it. If this is affecting their bottom-line, maybe they should rethink their business model. Not my problem. I block ads to save myself from buying things I don't need, to save myself from being tracked over the internet, and because they are often annoying and sometimes contain malware. I see nothing wrong with this. I'm not the one that is abusing some sort of "deal", in my opinion.