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Re:How Wired Is Going to Handle Ad Blocking by torgoguys on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @05:35AM (#11064444)
They're not talking to you or me. If they were, this article would have been "How Wired Is Going to Handle Tracking and Web Cruft" and address the underlying problem causing people to install ad blockers.

I want people to get paid--really I do--but I'm not stepping barefoot into a cesspool of web cruft to do it. Blockers are like putting boots on so you can wade through it safely. Clean up your mess and I don't mind going barefoot.

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Re:How Wired Is Going to Handle Ad Blocking by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @09:43AM (#11065542)
> We know that there are many reasons for running an ad blocker, from simply wanting a faster, cleaner browsing experience to concerns about security and tracking software.

They sound as though they're trying to accommodate 'us', but the proof will be in what the 'ad-free' experience is really like. I wonder if they're considered a paid RSS feed as an alternative - that would certainly solve much of the issue for many.

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