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Re:Ad blockers are part of the problem by johneth on Monday November 21, 2016 @08:15AM (#13005103)
> He should serve ads I want to consume. This is the norm: it's called native advertising.

You enjoy consuming glorified PR pieces, that aren't distinguished as such? To me, that seems much more underhanded and deceitful that a simple sponsorship message, or even something like AdSense. At least they're distinguished from content. In my opinion, there are too many ethical issues surrounding native advertising, not least of which is the distortion of content.

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Re:Ad blockers are part of the problem by omginternets on Monday November 21, 2016 @08:23AM (#13005147)
I do when they are signaled and add value. The second bit it crucial. If it's just a simple plug, I'm likely to hate it. If it provides a service (e.g.: informs me about a topic I'm interested in), then it suddenly becomes acceptable.

So no, I don't enjoy consuming glorified PR pieces that aren't distinguished as such, but that's not what I'm advocating.

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