• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Im old enough to remember the internet before ads, and with ads became a thing and you had to make sure to keep your speakers low/off all the time less some screaming loud ad popped up somewhere to burst your eardrums at 2am.

    There were so many obnoxious, visual cancer ads.

    Then they became actual digital cancer by being injection points for viruses and malware, and thus adblockers became a necessity.

    And they remain a necessity to this day, for the same reason as they were 20+ years ago.

    and yet the ad servers want to blame the end user for adblocking.

    not their absolute refusal to moderate or police any of the content they deliver.

    • PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee
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      3 hours ago

      and yet the ad servers want to blame the end user for adblocking. not their absolute refusal to moderate or police any of the content they deliver.

      This is the American way. You try to shit blame elsewhere so noone puts the onus on you to improve so you can keep a larger portion of the profit. “Fuck you I got mine” should be printed on our money lol