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I agree that it would probably be much better if the setting was set by a pop-up instead (as they say, most users would treat it like a cookie banner anyway), though I still think it’s as morally reprehensible as piracy. If you think one of these aren’t fine, you probably should think the other isn’t either. Like you paid for the TV but the TV doesn’t pay for the cable package; blocking ads removes their revenue.
I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you also pay for cable. If I'm paying for a service I don't want ads also served to me using it.
Cable tv also has ads, though
They had the same amount as modern subscriptions back when cable was as new as the Internet is today
If you’re paying for the cable package, yeah. But then you also have the free local channels. Most sites don’t require you to pay for them.