>It's the sites that you use that have chosen to include the code snippets needed to display ads or track you (not withstanding those terrible ad injector add-o

>It's the sites that you use that have chosen to include the code snippets needed to display ads or track you (not withstanding those terrible ad injector add-ons). Facebook tracks me and builds a shadow profile whether I use their shitty site or not. >In fact, our reluctance to pay for any type of content has led to the state we are in today. And yet if I pay for something, it invariably still shoves ads at me. Paying TV subscribers have to watch commercials. If I pay a subscription to the Economist I still see ads in print and online. >Paywalls largely don't work for many types of content Content isn't worth as much these days. >When you block an ad, the network doesn't pay the site. Simple as that. And that's why I love ad blockers. I don't want anyone to get money for forcing me to watch ads I don't want.