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I ran without an adblocker for a long time with a similar sort of reasoning. What got me to finally install an adblocker is an increase in malvertising. Going t

• qrio2 3y ago
  I think this is a key to the argument for ad-block. If it was literally just banner ads without tracking, sure, go right ahead. Modern web advertising is so much more than that (aggressive tracking, data collection without consent, or worse). I miss getting those banner ads for decreasing my mortgage rates as a 14 year old who doesn't even pay rent yet
• lobsterthief 3y ago
  Unfortunately “better ad sourcing methods” require a lot of human capital to support (direct-sold ads, constant monitoring of inventory, being able to afford higher bid floors, etc.) or ultimately access to better advertisers by having a large amount of traffic. All of these are features of larger publishers, unfortunately, which means that smaller publishers suffer more malvertising. So you’re basically just supporting large publishers. Which is definitely better than supporting none, so I still commend you :)
  • wredue 3y ago
    Yeah. Why would we ever want people to have jobs when the executive branch can just pocket those wages for themselves instead.