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I think the world is being segmented into those who are exposed to targeted advertising and those who never or almost never see any advertising because we use u

I think the world is being segmented into those who are exposed to targeted advertising and those who never or almost never see any advertising because we use uBlock Origin.

LoganDark 2y ago
Oh, you. Thinking uBlock Origin actually blocks advertising. It doesn't block sponsored blog posts, sponsored comments, paid reviews, conflicts of interest, marketing copy on landing pages, etc. Advertising is everywhere. And uBlock can't protect you from anything not in your web browser.
- greenish_shores 2y ago
  I don't think I use any proprietary web services outside of either my web browser (90%) or command-line CURL (10%).
  - johnnyanmac 2y ago
    I have 3 PC game platforms, Discord's desktop client, 4 cloud services, and probably some company hubs for drivers (Nvidia, Logitech, Razer, etc) that phone home. You can definitely access all these through a browser intermediary, but many don't. Steam sort of needs to stay on your device for DRM purposes anyway.
- olyjohn 2y ago
  What? You mean it doesn't block billboards or radio ads either? It doesn't block my friends when they start talking about their iPhones or being Vegan?
  - zugi 2y ago
    There's just no avoiding those astroturfed marketing campaigns being pushed by Big Vegan.
    - LoganDark 2y ago
      Minimalism is a scam created by by big small to sell more less.