Re:Major sites including New York Times and BBC hit by 'rans...
by parennoob on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @11:02AM
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I know I can do this, but
a) I like to limit the number of random extension I install on my browser.
b) The fact that Forbes turned on an adblock-blocker shows me that they are seeing a significant revenue hit on account of adblocking, which will force them to do paywalled content sooner or later. I don't value Forbes content that much (in fact, it's often click-baity), so I'd like to wean myself off it sooner rather than later.
a) I like to limit the number of random extension I install on my browser.
b) The fact that Forbes turned on an adblock-blocker shows me that they are seeing a significant revenue hit on account of adblocking, which will force them to do paywalled content sooner or later. I don't value Forbes content that much (in fact, it's often click-baity), so I'd like to wean myself off it sooner rather than later.