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Using the services that rely on ad revenue is consenting
by jobs_throwaway 3y ago
Using the services that rely on ad revenue is consenting
- chias 3y agoIs letting someone buy you dinner also consenting?
- inglor_cz 3y agoI wouldn't be that worried about generic, nonpersonalized ads, but the idea that by clicking a link you consent to be systematically spied upon by means that an average user cannot even comprehend is repugnant to me.
- kerkeslager 3y agoYou do not get to say what other people consent to. People get to say what they consent to, and if they don't say they consent to something, you have not obtained their consent. Clicking a link is not consent to view ads. To be abundandtly clear: I do not consent to view ads. You cannot consent for me, and it is pretty fucked up that you think you can.
- jobs_throwaway 3y agoI can
- kerkeslager 3y agoAdding to my other post: Not only is this not consent, even when people explicitly tell advertisers that they do not consent, such as by sending a "do not track" header or using an adblocker, advertisers are specifically violating their explicit non-consent. You really have no moral ground to stand on here--this is literally someone saying "no" and you trying to shove your garbage in front of them anyway. Shame on you for defending this behavior. If you want me to view ads as a condition of you serving up content, don't serve up content until I view the ad. There are plenty of sites that do this and I have no problem with that.