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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

And they wouldn't have done anything to combat ad blockers if they weren't becoming or are popular

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

They've been incredibly popular for a very long time, they're only just now doing it because it's the next lowest hanging fruit on the money tree