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I started using an ad blocker because I got annoyed at all the personalized ads I was seeing. I'd go to a website, view cost of item, every ad I then see relate
by kamjam 14y ago
I started using an ad blocker because I got annoyed at all the personalized ads I was seeing. I'd go to a website, view cost of item, every ad I then see related to that store/product. It got to a point where is was a little freaky and stalker-ish.
Also, same reasons as you listed in 3rd sentence but also I'm on a limited bandwidth plan now (the joys of internet costs in Canada!) so don't want a load of bandwidth sucked away for nothing. At this point it actually costing me money to watch irrelevant ads. It annoys me more when your site is not optimized for mobile either and I'm forced to loads ads on my data plan, where I don't have ad block installed (my phone is not rooted).
I tell you what though, it's amazing how much cleaner and more readable site content is without all those adverts. I find it extremely strange to view some sites on computers without ad block now!