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Chirael ◴[] No.19824201[source]
Just discovered the same message in the Tor browser, and it seems that NoScript got disabled. So people running Tor are a lot more vulnerable right now.

Also, wow, the web has a ton of ads. I've been running uBlock origin so long I forgot how bad it had gotten :(

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ApolloFortyNine ◴[] No.19826085[source]
The more people who use adblocker, the more ads websites need to make the same amount of money. It's been brought up that many twitch streamers don't receive ad revenue from more than half their viewers.

I can only find a source right now for YouTube, but they're out there for twitch too.

[1] https://www.vg247.com/2015/10/30/around-40-of-pewdiepies-aud...

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antt ◴[] No.19826328[source]
And? If ads were ads and not malware trackers I wouldn't care. Calling these franken-programs ads stretches the word past its breaking point.

No one can stop actual ads - this comment was brought to you by Pepsi, Pepsi for the love of it. See? Everyone had to read the last sentence even if they had adblock on.

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1. ApolloFortyNine ◴[] No.19842621[source]
Requiring ads like that will only kill small businesses. Big companies can get custom ads like that. Small ones have to rely on Adsense.

You can justify it however you want, the fact is if you remove automated ads from the internet, the internet would be a lot smaller than it is today.