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[โ€“] [email protected] 69 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I have nothing against ads in principle. Anyone who offers a service such as a useful website should of course be rewarded for it.

What I am against is intrusiveness and tracking. If advertising were just simple locally served banners in the sidebars of the website without any tracking, as it used to be, I would have no problem with it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Not to mention ads have been caught being straight up malware and phishing without any real vetting on behalf of the ad companies. Malware has even gotten to the top of Google search results just by buying an ad slot they didn't vet. It's become a legitimate and serious security concern.

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