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Re:Many major websites are taking silent anti-ad-blocking me... by jonahx on Friday December 29, 2017 @02:23AM (#16028209)
The answer to your question is: Because of hyperlinks (ie, the way the web works), it's not practical to tell people "hey, you clicked on the link, you agreed to pay them via advertising". A publicly accessible page is like a public space in that way.

If a company doesn't want to offer free access to content that costs them money to produce, they can create a login system and a paywall.

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Re:Many major websites are taking silent anti-ad-blocking me... by BoorishBears on Friday December 29, 2017 @02:25AM (#16028217)
Which question?

If the one in the comments several levels up from this one, isn't this just a variation of the HTTP Status Code 200 argument? (which I explain why I don't support in other comments)

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Re:Many major websites are taking silent anti-ad-blocking me... by yellow_postit on Friday December 29, 2017 @09:23AM (#16029567)
They can also implement ad block detection. Not every site is going to implement a paywall, they should have the option of business model and ad supported is a valid choice though I do hope more variety comes along to more sites.
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