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I'm all for adblockers, but I'm not sure I follow your complaint. From the article: > The study discovered that the majority of users did not choose to block

by cvoss 1y ago

I'm all for adblockers, but I'm not sure I follow your complaint. From the article: > The study discovered that the majority of users did not choose to block ads, with ad-blocking technology often activated by a third-party like their employer at a network level, their educational institution, security software they installed, or public Wi-Fi networks. So, it's mostly not done by user opt-in. I'm further puzzled to find that you self-identified as a user with an adblocker not by your own choosing: > My employer requires that we use adblockers.

jniles 1y ago
In an employment context, do we consider the user to be the employer or the person using the computer? I would think it would be the device owner, which generally would be the employer. If so, then I would think the previous statement about adblocking being opt-in would still hold. It is just that advertisers are trying to indivually track and monetize employees on company devices and time. On my work machines I am generally not allowed to run software that my employer does not approve, why should ads be treated differently?