Do you run an AdBlocker?

Ice Tea

Ice Tea

Ice Tea

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I've tried to avoid running an AdBlocker as websites need to pay for their hosting but i'm starting to get really annoyed at the ridiculous amount of 3rd party links that need to load before you can even scroll the webpage.

It's pretty obvious that a lot of websites don't care about user experience.
 
Can you imagine if TV channels disabled your remote while adverts were playing or made you press a button to confirm you had watched them?
 
Google Chrome browser privacy plan investigated in UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55219750

Google's plan to replace web browser cookies with a system that shares less data with advertisers is being investigated in the UK.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Google's plan could have a "significant impact" on news websites and the digital advertising market.

It had already raised concerns that publishers' profits could sink if they were unable to run personalised ads.

But Google said digital advertising practices had to "evolve".
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Should make browsing faster...
 
Angilion said:
Google actively promoting privacy is about as believable as Elvis beaming down from an alien spaceship to make me a cup of tea. Their plan will be to ensure that Google gets even more power and an even bigger slice of the personal information pie. Google wants more control, not less.
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The developer of Brave browser is a Hypocrite for promoting AD tracking protection while adding how own affiliate links to the code base....
 
Angilion said:
Google actively promoting privacy is about as believable as Elvis beaming down from an alien spaceship to make me a cup of tea. Their plan will be to ensure that Google gets even more power and an even bigger slice of the personal information pie. Google wants more control, not less.
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Ice Tea said:
The developer of Brave browser is a Hypocrite for promoting AD tracking protection while adding how own affiliate links to the code base....
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Angilion said:
Is that true?
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Google "brave browser affiliate links"

2,710,000 results

Brave browser CEO apologizes for automatically adding affiliate links to cryptocurrency URLs

The privacy-focused browser has come under criticism from users , Brave, the open-source browser designed to prioritize privacy by blocking third-party ads and trackers.
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Angilion said:
But what does it have to do with Google?
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I thought the correlation between the duplicate behaviour of promoting privacy while having other intentions was self-explanatory?
 
Werewolf said:
IIRC it's been suggested repeatedly in the past by different companies but not generally done because the cost of doing it and remaking the distribution materials and especially in countries where you have to pay for age certification for any changes at all means that the profit from doing it is generally going to wiped out by the new expenses most of the time.

It's one of these "great" profit making ideas that pops up again every now and then.
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It would be pretty odd watching an old black and white Movie and Starbuck signs turn up , I wouldn't be surprised if some countries would use this for political propaganda.
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60255088

Facebook's owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm.
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The company's share price slide saw chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's net worth fall by $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Meta also warned of slowing revenue growth in the face of competition from rival platforms including TikTok and YouTube, while advertisers were also cutting spending.
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Don't be mean and laugh.

:D
 
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