Adblock - Is it legal?
- Gogf
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Adblock - Is it legal?
I don't know, it just seems kind of illigal to be blocking people's advertisements. Hopefully it's not.
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Adblock is completely legal, just as turning off image loading in the browser is. Many well known programs like Norton Internet Security also include such functionality.
Some might argue that it is immoral to block ads, but let's not have that discussion here. If you want to support sites without having to see ads you can set Adblock to download the ads, but hide them. (Tools > Adblock > Preferences)
Some might argue that it is immoral to block ads, but let's not have that discussion here. If you want to support sites without having to see ads you can set Adblock to download the ads, but hide them. (Tools > Adblock > Preferences)
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Well... would you ever *buy* anything based on an ad you saw? If you wouldn't, then the money they spend sending you advertisements is wasted. In effect, by using AdBlocker, you're *saving* them money, because you're not wasting their bandwidth. Talk about responsible web surfing! I know I will sleep well tonight.
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I simply hope not 100% of the web population use adblock. Cause if everybody starting using adblock, those sponsoring companies won't sponsor anymore and users has to pay then for services which are free now, thanks to those sponsors. Its something like if everybody starts switching off the TV during commercial, then next thing you would know is paying the cable operator bog bucks for every channel.
BTW, how do google make money? isn't it by displaying ads along with search results, that too at the top of the page?
BTW, how do google make money? isn't it by displaying ads along with search results, that too at the top of the page?
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