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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours ago

Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)

blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk

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Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)

blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk

floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours ago
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  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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    It’s my network. I control what does or does not go through it.

    • Fuck u/spez@sh.itjust.works
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      It has never even occurred to me that it might not be okay to block ads on connections or devices that I own – or even those that I don’t, for that matter.

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      Whenever something on my computer tries to tell me I can’t do something with it.

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        Hmm, I was fully expecting Ron Swanson there.

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