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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about web scraping? by phn on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @06:30AM (#14505036)
Disclaimer: Pure conjecture.

I'd say the TOS have to apply to the "service" you're consuming and not the website itself. Otherwise, what happens if you use just a text based browser? Or any other means not foreseen by the TOS?

An ad-blocker would be just the same, it's something that your browser does.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about web scraping? by manigandham on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @07:30AM (#14505327)
Intent matters. Ad blockers are not the same as text based browsers.
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