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> And as the last step after removing the malware, I took the opportunity to install uBlock Origin on my partner's computer. I'm sympathetic to website operator
by 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
> And as the last step after removing the malware, I took the opportunity to install uBlock Origin on my partner's computer. I'm sympathetic to website operators who want to support their free sites using ads, but these ads are often malicious ...
Exactly. this is why I will never side with LTT's "adblock is piracy and hurts creators waaaa waaa" bullshit. Ads are more often than not malicious, using clickbait to get people to.. Click on them.
- BizarroLand 5y agoIf google would make a paid adblocker extension that allows you to "pay" to not be shown any Google ads anywhere, on your phone, on your PC, youtube, google search, or any other website that shows them, I wouldn't mind paying for that. Since no one offers what I want in a way that gets them paid, I'll use the free method instead.
- easrng 5y agoThey used to do that, it was called Google Contributer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor
- 0xdeadb00f 5y agosigh Another headstone to add to the Google graveyard
- easrng 5y agoAlso LTT has done network-wide adblock tutorials before, so it's rather hypocritical of them to say adblocking is bad.