Why It's OK to Block Ads | Practical Ethics
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Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
  • Ginny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    531·
    2 days ago

    Isn’t ad blocking, as the industry magazine AdAge has called it, “robbery, plain and simple”?

    Robbing corporations is based, though, actually.

    • samus12345@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      1 day ago

      Isn’t ad blocking, as the industry magazine AdAge has called it, “robbery, plain and simple”?

      No. Find a way to make money that doesn’t require showing ads online if you have a problem with it.

      • smiletolerantly@awful.systemsEnglish
        2·
        12 hours ago

        Yeah. I don’t have a contract with the site, agreeing to pay them in any way, shape or form. They voluntarily show me their content, but that does not obligate me to also accept their ads.