boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square243fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down18cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlbecomeme@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square243fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlbecomeme@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareConstipatedWatson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up99·2 years agoI dislike the fact that “ads” can also include crapware being injected into my computer (viruses, tracking cookies, mysterious scripts, etc).
minus-squareneo@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoIf you had nothing to hide, you wouldn’t mind Trojans! /s
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-22 years agoAnd there are so many scam ads that look like UI buttons and such. I can see why people get fooled sometimes. Those sort of ads should automatically be rejected by af networks and the sites that host them. But $$$
I dislike the fact that “ads” can also include crapware being injected into my computer (viruses, tracking cookies, mysterious scripts, etc).
If you had nothing to hide, you wouldn’t mind Trojans! /s
And there are so many scam ads that look like UI buttons and such. I can see why people get fooled sometimes. Those sort of ads should automatically be rejected by af networks and the sites that host them. But $$$