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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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[–] jerieljan@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Once upon a time, I used to care and disabled adblocking by default.

But then they tried adding malware and ridiculous amounts of requests to third-party sites I didn't consent to share, and is actually consuming metered data on mobile back then when unlimited data wasn't an option.

So yeah, I'm adblocking by default now that it's been abused and it's necessary for self-defense.