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Re:Are Adblock companies breaking the law? by exo762 on Monday November 23, 2015 @01:08PM (#10616068)
No really. Bot was executed on user's machine, but effects of bot work were reaching well beyond user's machine, destroying economics of game, user experience and company profits.
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Re:Are Adblock companies breaking the law? by aggronn on Monday November 23, 2015 @01:10PM (#10616087)
Are you saying that ad blocking is a victimless 'crime' that doesn't have any effects outside of your computer?
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