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Do you use adblock? Why? Why not? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by tsukii@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I posted this question because I once saw a tweet that said something like:

"If you use adblock, you don't care about creator's point blank"

What is your opinion on this? Do you agree with them?

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago

            
              between malware, phishing, tracking, bloat, bandwidth hogging, and whatnot, an adblocker is as necessary as an antivirus – advertisers have had multiple opportunities over the decades to behave and consistently refuse to do so
most of us are perfectly willing to pay content creators directly (subscription, coffee, Patreon, merch, etc.)
publishers are not content creators – and publishers are perfectly happy to screw creators over just as much as they screw visitors/viewers/readers (as an example, WGA strike is already on day 51 and counting)